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Prevalence of STH in Nukutefau residents by age-group, 2004. Population data are from 2002 census. |
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| Age group (years) |
Total population |
Number examined (% pop of age group) |
Hookworm positive (%) |
Trichuris positive (%) |
STH positive (%) |
Trichuris Geometric Mean Intensity EPG* |
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| 0–9 |
171 |
62 (36.3) |
1 (1.6) |
43 (69.4) |
43 (69.4) |
54.2 |
| 10–19 |
95 |
26 (27.4) |
1 (3.8) |
19 (73.1) |
19 (73.1) |
67.6 |
| 20–29 |
51 |
6 (11.8) |
0 (0.0) |
5 (83.3) |
5 (83.3) |
40.9 |
| 30–39 |
70 |
15 (21.4) |
3 (20.0) |
10 (66.7) |
10 (66.7) |
35.3 |
| 40–49 |
79 |
25 (31.6) |
5 (20.0) |
16 (64.0) |
17 (68.0) |
17.6 |
| 50–59 |
52 |
37 (71.2) |
9 (24.3) |
27 (73.4) |
27 (73.0) |
56.0 |
| 60–69 |
47 |
23 (48.9) |
3 (13.0) |
13 (56.5) |
14 (60.9) |
20.3 |
| ≥70 |
20 |
12 (60.0) |
2 (16.7) |
8 (66.7) |
9 (75.0) |
35.5 |
| Total |
585 |
206 (35.2) |
24 (11.7) |
141 (68.4) |
144 (69.9) |
41.2 |
| CI 0.95 |
9.5–13.9% |
65.2–71.6% |
66.7–73.1% |
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*Geometric Mean Intensity EPG calculated for all subjects as per Mani et al (2004). | ||||||
Speare et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:110 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-110 |
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