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Table 2 Prevalence and intensity of O. volvulus infection according to gender and Health District

From: High infection rates for onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children under five not receiving preventive chemotherapy: a bottleneck to elimination

Variables

No. children examined

No. children with Skin mf

Infection rate (95% CI)

Health Districts

   

 Bafia

82

10

12.2% (6.8–21.2%)

 Ntui

169

6

3.6% (1.4–7.7%)

 Yabassi

67

5

7.5% (2.9–16.7%)

Gender

   

 Males

162

14

8.7% (5.1–14.1%)

 Females

156

7

4.8% (2–9.1%)

Overall

318

21

6.6% (4.3–9.9%)

  1. No. number of; CI confidence interval; mf microfilariae