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

Table 4

The prevalence of nematode infection according to age group.

Age group (years)	Parasitic nematodes
	Ascaris lumbricoides (%)	Hookworm (%)	Trichuris trichiura (%)	Capillaria hepatica (%)	Total (%)
02-10	6 (2.5)	1 (0.4)	3 (1.2)	2 (0.8)	12 (4.9)
11-20	7 (2.9)	2 (0.8)	1 (0.4)	—	10 (2.9)
21-30	2 (2.5)	1 (1.3)	1 (1.3)	1 (1.3)	5 (6.3)
31-40	2 (2.5)	3 (3.8)	2 (2.5)	—	7 (8.9)
41-50	—	2 (2.6)	1 (1.3)	—	3 (3.9)
>50		2 (2.9)	—	—	2 (2.9)
Total	17 (2.2)	11 (1.4)	8 (1.0)	3 (0.4)	39 (4.95)
	4.09	7.52	2.61	4.65
value	0.537	0.184	0.856	0.460