Table 3 Prevalence of different parasitic species based on age group.

From: The impact of malaria and intestinal helminths on haemoglobin concentrations among armed forces of the North West and South West Cameroon

Parasites

Age (years)

n (%)

 

18–30

(N = 425)

31–40

(N = 240)

41–50

(N = 147)

Total

Sig. diff

P. falciparum

48 (11.3)

32 (13.3)

17 (11.6)

97(11.9)

χ2 = 40.965

p = 0.262

P. vivax

7 (1.6)

4 (1.7)

3 (2.0)

14(1.7)

χ2 = 16.889

p = 0.262

A. lumbricoides

18 (4.2)

15 (6.3)

5 (3.4)

38(4.7)

χ2 = 57.971

p = 0.402

Hookworms

4 (0.9)

6 (2.5)

1 (0.7)

11 (1.4)

χ2 = 15.889

p = 0.196

T. trichiura

11 (2.6)

7 (2.9)

2 (2.0)

20 (2.5)

χ2 = 27.879

p = 0.364

S. mansoni

9 (2.1)

6 (2.5)

3 (2.0)

18(2.2)

χ2 = 3.039

p = 0.219

S. intercalatum

7 (1.6)

1 (0.4)

2 (1.4)

10 (1.2)

χ2 = 1.518

p = 0.468

Loa loa

0 (0.0)

2 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.2)

NA

E. coli

28 (6.6)

16 (6.7)

11 (7.5)

55 (6.8)

χ2 = 28.741

p = 0.381

E. histolytica

20 (4.7)

10 (4.2)

3 (2.0)

33 (4.1)

χ2 = 27.453

p = 0.3.162

  1. n number infected.
  2. N number infected per age group.
  3. Statistical significance set at p < 0.05.
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