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 5

Frequency distribution of parasitic infections per age groups.

Age Group	S. mansoni	Hookworm	A. lumbricoides	T. trichiura	G. lamblia	H. nana	E.vermicularis	E. histolytica	E. coli
<2.5 yrs	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	3
2.5–3 yrs	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
3.0–3.5 yrs	2	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	3
3.5–4.0 yrs	3	1	1	0	9	1	0	1	5
4.0–4.5 yrs	5	1	3	4	15	7	2	0	0
4.5–5 yrs	8	0	4	0	19	4	0	0	2
Grand total	20	2	11	4	54	13	3	1	14