Filaria Journal

Table 1 Characteristics of the entire sentinel site population tested in 2000 and 2001, Mapou, Léogâne Commune, Haiti

From: Spatial clustering of filarial transmission before and after a Mass Drug Administration in a setting of low infection prevalence

		2000					2001
Variable	N tested	N (%) positive		Mean	SD	N tested	N (%) positive		Mean	SD
Gender (female)	578	293	(50.7%)	-	0.50	271	140	(51.7%)	-	0.50
Age (years)	578	-		24.9	20.17	271	-		26.5	19.64
Antigen +	578	60	(10.4%)	-	0.31	269	17	(6.3%)	-	0.24
Microfilaremic	587	5	(0.9%)	6.6*	0.09	268	1	(0.4%)	1*	0.06
Drug coverage	269	195	(72.5%)	-	0.03	-	N/A		-	N/A

*Microfilaria/ 20 μl among microfilaremic persons

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