Prevalence and Pattern of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infection among Primary School Children in a Rural Community in Imo State, Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.

Characteristic	Frequency; ()	Percentage; (%)
Age group (years)
5–7	34	12.0
8–10	112	39.4
11–13	121	42.6
14–16	17	6.0
Gender
Male	151	53.2
Female	133	46.8
Socioeconomic status
Upper class	2	0.7
Middle class	87	30.6
Lower class	195	68.7