Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases and Schistosomiasis in Preschool Age Children in Mwea Division, Kirinyaga South District, Kirinyaga County, and Their Potential Effect on Physical Growth

Table 2

Age/sex distribution of the sampled study population ( = 361).

Age group	Female		Male		Total
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
<2.5 years	14	3.88%	20	5.54%	34	9.42%
2.5–3.0 years	13	3.60%	16	4.43%	29	8.03%
3.0–3.5 years	24	6.65%	22	6.09%	46	12.74%
3.5–4.0 years	38	10.53%	39	10.80%	77	21.33%
4.0–4.5 years	44	12.19%	46	12.74%	90	24.93%
>4.5 years	45	12.47%	40	11.08%	85	23.55%
Grand total	178	49.31%	183	50.69%	361	100.00%