Long Term School Based Deworming against Soil-Transmitted Helminths Also Benefits the Untreated Adult Population: Results from a Community-Wide Cross Sectional Survey

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study participants.

Characteristic	Frequency (n=3292)	Percentage (%)
Age (Years)
<6	255	7.8
6-18	1,101	33.5
>18	1,936	58.8
Gender
Male	1522	46.2
Female	1770	53.8
Village
Gakungu	431	13.1
Kamucege	532	16.2
Karima	391	11.8
Kasarani	454	13.7
Kirogo	381	11.8
Rurumi	737	22.3
Block	366	11.1