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Table 3 Description of disability weights for each soil-transmitted helminth species

From: Global numbers of infection and disease burden of soil transmitted helminth infections in 2010

Species Sequalae and disabling consequences Infection intensity Disability weighting
A. lumbricoides Symptomatic infection Heavy 0.0296
  Wasting Heavy 0.1245
  Mild abdominopelvic problems Medium 0.0108
T. trichiura Symptomatic infection Heavy 0.0296
  Wasting Heavy 0.1245
  Mild abdominopelvic problems Medium 0.0108
Hookworm Mild anaemia All 0.0041
  Moderate anaemia All 0.0056
  Severe anaemia All 0.1615
  Wasting Heavy 0.1245
  Mild abdominopelvic problems Medium 0.0108
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