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Table 2 Number of participants (n), prevalence (%) and infection intensity of each soil-transmitted helminth

From: A cross-sectional survey of soil-transmitted helminthiases in two Myanmar villages receiving mass drug administration: epidemiology of infection with a focus on adults

   

Any STH

Ascaris lumbricoides

Trichuris trichiura

Hookworm

  

n

n

% (95% CI)a

n

% (95% CI)

Mean EPG

(95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

Mean EPG

(95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

Mean EPG (95% CI)

Overall

712

198

27.81 (24.54–31.26)

38

5.34 (3.80–7.25)

1173.40 (610.36–2712.98)

129

18.12 (15.36–21.15)

66.27 (45.97–103.08)

62

8.71 (6.74–11.02)

33.88 (20.56–73.34)

Sex

Male

385

93

28.44 (23.61–33.66)

10

3.06 (1.48–5.55)

203.82 (72.36–592.41)

52

15.90 (12.11–20.32)

42.20 (26.47–69.77)

43

13.15 (9.68–17.30)

63.78 (35.89–145.84)

Female

327

105

27.27 (22.88–32.01)

28

7.27 (4.89–10.34)

1996.92 (947.23–5134.87)

77

20.00 (16.12–24.35)

86.71 (52.28–154.21)

19

4.94 (3.00–7.60)

8.48 (4.80–14.96)

Age group (years)

2–4

53

12

22.64 (12.28–36.21)

3

5.66 (1.18–15.66)

2416.75 (127.70–11,117.89)

9

16.98 (8.07–29.80)

62.49 (27.62–123.62)

2

3.77 (0.46–12.98)

47.09 (0.00–141.28)

5–14

158

57

36.08 (28.6–44.09)

16

10.13 (5.90–15.92)

3746.43 (1524.27–10,976.88)

48

30.38 (23.32–38.19)

156.46 (92.96–283.56)

2

1.27 (0.15–4.50)

2.13 (0.00–7.59)

15–24

77

24

31.17 (21.09–42.74)

5

6.49 (2.14–14.51)

849.35 (141.82–3466.98)

16

20.78 (12.37–31.54)

141.82 (34.60–469.19)

9

11.69 (5.49–21.03)

21.82 (9.66–45.29)

25–39

174

48

27.59 (21.09–34.86)

4

2.30 (0.63–5.78)

71.45 (15.72–272.93)

28

16.09 (10.97–22.41)

17.52 (10.90–27.81)

22

12.64 (8.10–18.51)

66.76 (23.59–257.37)

40+

250

57

22.80 (17.75–28.51)

10

4.00 (1.93–7.23)

150.43 (39.46–434.28)

28

11.20 (7.57–15.78)

20.74 (11.33–41.75)

27

10.80 (7.24–15.32)

31.97 (16.90–62.94)

  1. a% represents the percentage positive in each group
  2. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; EPG, eggs per gram of faeces; STH, soil-transmitted helminth