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With the exception of first-year students, males had higher prevalence than females (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0005). Schoolchildren had higher prevalence than first-year students that again had higher prevalence than adults. There was no sex difference in intensities among the children, but adult males had higher intensities than adult females. Intensity among the children was higher than that of the adults (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0005). Prevalence was significantly higher in those having fishing as their main occupation. 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