Table 1 Distribution of geohelminths by age
From: A 6 year Geohelminth infection profile of children at high altitude in Western Nepal
Geohelminths | 0 – 5 years | 6 – 15 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital | Community | Hospital | Community | |
A. lumbricoides | 28(33.7) | 6(37.5) | 43(40.56) | 13(56.5) |
T. trichiura | 18(21.7) | 3(18.7) | 18(16.9) | 7(30.4) |
Hookworm | 24(28.9) | 4(25.0) | 22(20.7) | 6(26.1) |
S. stercoralis | 2(2.4) | - | 5(4.7) | - |
Mixed infection | ||||
AL + TT | 3(3.6) | - | 7(6.6) | - |
A + H | 4(4.8) | - | 6(5.7) | - |
H + TT | 4(4.8) | - | 5(4.7) | - |
Total | 83 | 13 | 106 | 26 |