Table 1 Distribution of egg-positive cases among symptomatic patients by ages and sex
| Â | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | number examined | number positive (%) | number examined | number positive (%) | number examined | number positive (%) |
< 5 | 12 | 4 (33.3) | 13 | 1 (7.7) | 25 | 5 (20) |
6 – 10 | 70 | 12 (17.1) | 105 | 7 (6.7) | 175 | 19 (10.9) |
11 – 15 | 63 | 9 (14.5) | 44 | 5 (11.4) | 107 | 14 (13.1) |
> 15 | 2 | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 2 | 0 (0.0) |
Total | 147 | 25 (17.0) | 162 | 13 (8.0) | 309 | 38 (12.3) |