Table 1 Sociodemographic and baseline characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Fixed cohort (n = 375) | Follow-up cohort (n = 304) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 176 | 46.9 | 147 | 48.4 |
Female | 190 | 50.7 | 150 | 49.3 |
Missing | 9 | 2.4 | 7 | 2.3 |
Age group | ||||
Mean (SD)a | 10.12 (1.98) | 10.14 (2.0) | ||
≤7 years | 19 | 5.1 | 17 | 5.6 |
8–9 years | 139 | 37.1 | 109 | 35.9 |
10–11 years | 125 | 33.3 | 105 | 34.5 |
>12 years | 84 | 22.4 | 67 | 22.0 |
Missing | 8 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.0 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Bulang | 309 | 82.4 | 262 | 86.2 |
Lahu | 46 | 12.3 | 30 | 9.9 |
Hani | 8 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.3 |
Han | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
Yi | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
Missing | 8 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.0 |
Type of parasite co-infection | ||||
Single parasite infection | 99 | 26.4 | 77 | 25.4 |
Dual parasite infection | 177 | 47.2 | 146 | 48.0 |
Ascaris-Trichurisa | 115 | 64.9 | 100 | 93.8 |
Trichuris-Hookworma | 55 | 31.1 | 41 | 28.1 |
Ascaris-Hookworma | 5 | 2.8 | 5 | 3.4 |
Triple parasite infection | 99 | 26.4 | 81 | 26.6 |
