Table 5 Prevalence of STH and malaria co-infection, per district and overall

DISTRICT

Hookworm

Ascaris lumbricoides

Trichuris trichiura

STH overall

N

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

Bugiri

440

42

9.55

(6.97-12.68)

10

2.27

(1.10-4.14)

65

14.78

(11.59-18.44)

102

23.18

(19.32-27.41)

Jinja

158

8

5.06

(2.21-9.73)

0

0.00

(0.00-2.31)

0

0.00

(0.00-2.31)

8

5.06

(2.21-9.73)

Kalangala

814

50

6.14

(4.59-8.02)

22

2.70

(1.70-4.06)

36

4.42

(3.12-6.07)

82

10.07

(8.09-12.35)

Masaka

210

23

10.95

(7.07-15.98)

19

9.05

(5.54-13.77)

56

26.67

(20.82-33.19)

73

34.76

(28.34-41.62)

Mayuge

340

36

10.59

(7.53-14.36)

6

1.76

(0.65-3.80)

3

0.88

(0.18-2.56)

42

12.35

(9.05-16.33)

Mpigi

200

23

11.50

(7.43-16.75)

4

2.00

(0.55-5.04)

14

7.00

(3.88-11.47)

35

17.50

(12.50-23.49)

Mukono

1102

90

8.17

(6.62-9.94)

23

2.09

(1.33-3.12)

35

3.18

(2.22-4.39)

126

11.43

(9.61-13.46)

Wakiso

310

17

5.48

(3.23-8.64)

2

0.65

(0.08-2.31)

7

2.26

(0.91-4.60)

25

8.06

(5.29-11.67)

TOTAL

3574

289

8.09

(7.21-9.03)

86

2.41

(1.93-2.96)

216

6.04

(5.28-6.88)

493

13.79

(12.68-14.97)