Table 1 Sample characteristics

Sample size

Total N

N = 58

N = 48

Gender

Boys

Girls

N = 38

N = 20

N = 23

N = 25

Age

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

4.0

6.11

4.9 years

4.10

7.03

5.7 years

Schistosomiasis

Positive (1)

0 = 52

1 = 6 (10.3%)

0 = 29

1 = 19 (39.6%)

STH and number of infectious agents in 1 host

STH total

1 agent

2 agents

3 agents

N = 19 (32.75%)

1 = 15.5%

2 = 12.1%

3 = 5.2%

N = 16 (33%)

1 = (14.5%)

2 = (16.6)

3 = (2.1%)

Time taken for language test

Mean TTT

26.97 min

23.71 min