Table 2 Prevalence of helminths and Plasmodium among grade three primary schoolchildren stratified by school in rural and commercial farming areas, Zimbabwe (2004)
Parasite | Overall | Valhalla | Msapa | Kaswa | Nyamaropa | p. value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | Â |
S. haematobium | 170 | 60.6 | 37 | 54.1 | 27 | 77.8 | 20 | 40.0 | 86 | 62.8 | 0.052 |
S. mansoni | 164 | 17.7 | 37 | 0.0 | 27 | 33.3 | 18 | 16.7 | 82 | 20.7 | 0.005 |
Hookworm | 165 | 7.3 | 37 | 5.4 | 27 | 29.6 | 19 | 10.5 | 82 | 0.0 | < 0.001 |
P. falciparum | 118 | 21.2 | 34 | 20.6 | 27 | 48.1 | 15 | 33.3 | 42 | 0.0 | <0.001 |
A. lumbricoides | 165 | 0.0 | 37 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.0 | N/A |
T. trichiura | 165 | 0.0 | 37 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.0 | N/A |