Table 1 Baseline patterns of STH and S. haematobium infections in children aged 1–4 years.
Age (years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (N = 1228) | 1 (N = 422) | 2 (N = 288) | 3 (N = 280) | 4 (N = 238) | |
Any helminth | |||||
No. infected | 620 (50.5%) a | 167 (39.6%) | 161 (55.9%) | 172 (61.4%) | 120 (50.4%) |
A. lumbricoides | |||||
No. Infected | 585 (47.6%) | 161 (38.2%) | 157 (54.5%) | 159 (56.8%) | 108 (45.4%) |
Mean epg ± SE | 1077 ± 78 | 504 ± 67 | 1386 ± 190 | 1636 ± 218 | 1059 ± 166 |
T. trichiura | |||||
No. Infected | 46 (3.7%) | 6 (1.4%) | 12 (4.2%) | 15 (5.4%) | 13 (5.5%) |
Mean epg ± SE | 4 ± 2 | 1 ± 1 | 4 ± 2 | 2 ± 1 | 12 ± 11 |
Hookworm | |||||
No. Infected | 53 (4.3%) | 8 (1.9%) | 10 (3.5%) | 19 (6.8%) | 16 (6.7%) |
Mean epg ± SE | 4 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | 3 ± 2 | 7 ± 4 | 7 ± 3 |
S. haematobium | |||||
No. Infected | 14 (1.1%) | 3 (0.7%) | 1 (0.3%) | 6 (2.1%) | 4 (1.7%) |
Mean epg ± SEb | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.02 | 0.05 ± 0.02 |