Geohelminth Infections and Nutritional Status of Preschool Aged Children in a Periurban Settlement of Ogun State

Table 3

Prevalence of geohelminth infection by sex and age group across the preschool aged children examined.

	Ascaris lumbricoides infection	Hookworm infection	Ascaris lumbricoides + hookworm infection
	Number infected (%)	Number infected (%)	Number infected (%)
Sex
Male	20 (20.6)	5 (5.2)	21 (21.6)
Female	18 (18.6)	7 (7.2)	21 (21.6)
Total	38 (39.2)	12 (12.4)	42 (43.3)
value	0.750	0.335	0.423
Age range (in months)
0–60	27 (27.8)	10 (10.3)	31 (32.0)
60 and above	11 (11.3)	2 (2.1)	11 (11.3)
Total	38 (39.2)	12 (12.4)	42 (43.3)
value	0.000	0.436	0.001