Research Article
Polyparasitism with Malaria and Intestinal Parasite Infections among Infants and Preschool-Aged Children in Egbedore, Osun State, Nigeria
Table 5
Prevalence of polyparasitism by gender in infants and preschool-aged children in the study area.
| | Communities | Number examined | Polyparasitism (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | value |
| | Iwoye | 133 | 53 (33.83) | 21 (40.00) | 32 (60.00) | 0.340 | | Aro | 112 | 38 (36.61) | 17 (48.78) | 21 (51.22) | | | Ara | 120 | 60 (40.83) | 26 (53.06) | 34 (46.94) | | | Awo | 156 | 56 (35.90) | 27 (48.21) | 29 (51.79) | | | Iragberi | 108 | 48 (45.37) | 26 (53.06) | 22 (46.94) | | | Idoo | 104 | 42 (42.31) | 19 (43.18) | 23 (56.82) | | | Ekuro | 94 | 29 (46.81) | 11 (38.64) | 18 (61.36) | | | Egbedi | 82 | 21 (28.05) | 9 (47.83) | 12 (52.17) | | | Ojo | 82 | 38 (42.68) | 17 (42.86) | 21 (57.14) | | | Alasan | 69 | 20 (27.54) | 13 (68.42) | 07 (31.58) | | | Total | 1060 | 405 (100) | 186 (45.93) | 219 (54.07) | |
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