From: A prevalence survey of enteral parasites in preschool children in the Mangochi District of Malawi
Age | Total | ANY PARASITE | ANY HELMINTH | ANY PROTOZOA | ||||||
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(years) | Â | % (n) | OR [95% CI] | p | % (n) | OR [95% CI] | p | % (n) | OR [95% CI] | p |
0–1 | 17 | 17.7 (3) | 1.00 | – | 5.9 (1) | 1.00 | – | 11.8 (2) | 1.00 | – |
1–2 | 22 | 27.3 (6) | 1.75 [0.35–8.59] | 0.48 | 4.6 (1) | 0.76 [0.04–13.64] | 0.85 | 22.7 (5) | 2.21 [0.35–13.64] | 0.38 |
2–3 | 36 | 36.1 (13) | 2.63 [0.61–11.35] | 0.17 | 16.7 (6) | 3.20 [0.33–30.31] | 0.28 | 19.4 (7) | 1.81 [0.32–10.06] | 0.49 |
3–4 | 32 | 34.3 [11] | 2.44 [0.55–10.77] | 0.22 | 9.4 (3) | 1.65 [0.15–17.75] | 0.87 | 25.0 (8) | 2.50 [0.44–13.92] | 0.27 |
4–5 | 26 | 46.2 (12) | 4.00 [0.84–18.86] | 0.06 | 3.9 (1) | 0.64 [0.03–11.38] | 0.75 | 42.3 (11) | 5.50 [0.92–32.76] | 0.04 |
5–6 | 7 | 57.1 (4) | 6.22 [0.71–54.29] | 0.06 | 0 (0) | – | – | 57.1 (4) | 10.0 [0.87–114.9] | 0.02 |
Total | 140 | 49 | Trend p= 0.024 | 12 | Trend p= 0.630 | 37 | Trend p = 0.006 |