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Table 2 Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis in Imobi, Ijebu East Local Government Area in relation to age group, sex and marital status

From: Parasitological and epidemiological studies of Wuchereria bancrofti in Imobi, Ijebu East, Local Government Area of Ogun State, South Western Nigeria

Variable

Microscopy result

p value

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

0.05

Age group

Ā <ā€‰18

4 (28.6)

11 (71.4)

Ā 

Ā 18ā€“40

26 (27.4)

69 (72.6)

Ā 

Ā >ā€‰40

20 (14.6)

117 (85.4)

0.043

Sex

Ā Male

17 (21.5)

62 (78.5)

0.749

Ā Female

33 (19.8)

134 (80.2)

0.749

Marital status

Ā Single

9 (32.1)

19 (67.9)

Ā 

Ā Married

41 (18.8)

177 (81.2)

0.099

Total

50 (20.3)

196 (79.7)

Ā