Table 2

Parasite prevalence rates from the literature on Pemba Island and coastal East Africa for the 1^st and 2^nd year of life

Parasite prevalence

Age group/N

Location/time of sampling

Source

Pemba Island

76.90%

4-11 months

Kengeja village, Sept. 1996

Stoltzfus et al., J Nutr 130: 1724-33, 2000 [5]

N = 39

80.40%

12-23 months

Kengeja village, Sept. 1996

Stoltzfus et al., J Nutr 130: 1724-33, 2000 [5]

N = 112

33.90%

5-19 months

Wete district, Feb-May 2001

Olney et al., J Nutr. 137(12): 2756-62, 2007 [15]

N = 771

30%

5-9 months

Wete district, May-June 2002

Olney et al., J Nutr. 139(4): 763-772, 2009 [14]

N = 256

34%

14-Oct

Wete district, May-June 2002

Olney et al., J Nutr. 139(4): 763-772, 2009 [14]

N = 315

37%

15-19

Wete district, May-June 2002

Olney et al., J Nutr. 139(4): 763-772, 2009 [14]

N = 270

Coastal East Africa

83.80%

6-40 months

Bagamoyo district,

Premji et al., Trop. Med. Parasitol. 46: 147-53, 1995 [11]

N = 764

Tanzania

42.50%

1-11 months

Kilifi south,

Snow et al., Lancet 349: 1650-54, 1997 [19]

N = 511

Kenya

7-12%

4-12 months

Manhica, Mozambique

Mayor et al., TMIH 8(1): 2-11, 2003 [20]

N = 1875

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