Research Article
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 |
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