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Table 4 Number of infections harboured by preschool aged children by age

From: Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases among preschool aged children (1–5 years) in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Age group

Infections status

 

No infection, n

Mono-infection, n

Poly-infection, n (%a)

1-year-old

31

4

0 (0)

2-year-old

94

9

1 (10.0)

3-year-old

176

22

5 (18.2)

4-year-old

251

70

27 (27.8)

5-year-old

344

90

19 (17.4)

  1. aNumber in brackets is poly-infection rate expressed as a percentage of poly-infections within infected PSAC