Research Article

Gastrointestinal Nematodes among Residents in Melong, Moungo Division, Littoral Region, Cameroon

Table 3

Prevalence of parasitic nematodes according to gender.

Parasitic nematodesGenderDf value
FemalesMalesTotal
(%) (%) (%)

A. lumbricoides12 (2.7)5 (1.5)17 (2.2)1.2910.256
Hookworm9 (2.0)2 (0.6)11 (1.4)2.7810.095
T. trichiura6 (1.3)2 (0.6)8 (1.0)1.05610.304
C. hepatica1 (0.02)2 (0.06)3 (0.04)

Total28 (6.02)11 (2.76)39 (4.64)