Filariasisage {gpk}

Infection among Filariasis

Description

Filariasis is a common infection in tropical and subtropical countries. Several parasites can cause filariasis. In Nigeria a study was conducted to see prevalence of filariasis due to various parasite types. Specific questions of interest are: a) What is the relationship of overall prevalence of filariasis with age? b) What is the relationship of prevalence of filariasis due to Onchocerca volvulus with age?

Usage

data(Filariasisage)

Format

A data frame with 8 observations on the following 5 variables.

Age_Group

Age group

Examined

Number Examined

Infected

Number infected

Onchocerca_volvulus

Number of cases infected by Onchocerca volvulus

Other

Number of cases infected by other parasites

Details

Regression and relative risk modeling may be attempted.

Source

http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/nvjoshi/statspunedatabook/databook.html

Examples

data(Filariasisage)