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Table 1 Baseline comparison of parasitic distribution between rural area and farming area in Zimbabwe.

From: Efficacy of integrated school based de-worming and prompt malaria treatment on helminths -Plasmodium falciparum co-infections: A 33 months follow up study

Variable

Overall

Burma Valley farming area

Nyamaropa rural area

χ2

P. falciparum

    

   Number examined

935

512 (100)

423 (100)

 

   Infected n (%)

143 (15.3)

143 (27.9)

0

0.001

S. haematobium

    

   Number examined n (%)

1279

599 (100)

680 (100)

 

   Infected n (%)

767 (60.0%)

313 (52.3)

454 (66.8)

0.001

S. mansoni

    

   Number examined

1249

577 (100)

672 (100)

 

   Infected n (%)

214 (17.10

131 (22.7)

83 (12.4)

0.001

Hookworms

    

   Number examined

1249

575 (100)

674 (100)

 

   Infected n (%)

137 (11.0)

136 (23.7)

1 (0.1)

0.001

A. lumbricoides

    

   Number examined

1249

575 (100)

674 (100)

 

   Infected n (%)

12 (1.0)

12 (2.1)

0

0.001

T. trichiura

    

   Number examined

1249

575 (100)

674 (100)

 

   Infected n (%)

13 (1.0)

13 (2.3)

0

0.001