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Table 2 Prevalence and intensity of STH infections among Orang Asli children in Lipis, Pahang (n = 484)

From: Towards an effective control programme of soil-transmitted helminth infections among Orang Asli in rural Malaysia. Part 1: Prevalence and associated key factors

Intensity of infection*

Type of infection

Trichuriasis

Ascariasis

Hookworm infection

N

%

Mean (epg)

n

%

Mean (epg)

n

%

Mean (epg)

Light

3

0.9

900

40

22.1

3,392

69

81.2

647

Moderate

232

66.9

4,849

126

69.6

18,429

8

9.4

2,704

Heavy

112

32.3

17,441

15

8.3

60,528

8

9.4

6,405

Overall

347

71.1

8,868

181

37.4

18,594

85

17.6

1,339

  1. * Classified according to the criteria proposed by WHO [21]. epg, Eggs per gram.