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Table 2 Zonal prevalence by parasite in Amhara, Ethiopia, 2011–2015

From: Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni among a population-based sample of school-age children in Amhara region, Ethiopia

Zone

Survey years

Districts

Clusters

N

A. lumbricoides

T. trichiura

Hookworm

Any STH

S. mansoni

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Awi

2013

11

45

941

21.3 (15.8–28.0)

10.8 (7.5–15.3)

43.4 (37.1–49.8)

58.3 (52.2–64.1)

5.5 (3.5–8.6)

East Gojjam

2013

18

90

2048

10.3 (7.3–14.2)

3.8 (2.3–6.3)

26.6 (22.7–31.1)

37.6 (33.7–41.6)

1.0 (0.3–3.3)

North Gondar

2012–15

23

117

2497

26.2 (21.6–31.4)

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

24.1 (20.5–28.0)

45.8 (40.8–50.9)

22.8 (18.3–28.1)

North Shewa

2013–15

24

99

1920

16.0 (13.0–19.5)

2.2 (1.3–3.5)

10.4 (7.3–14.7)

25.9 (22.7–29.3)

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

North Wollo

2013–14

12

72

1522

22.5 (18.4–27.2)

8.2 (5.9–11.4)

4.4 (3.2–6.1)

30.9 (26.2–36.0)

2.5 (1.2–5.2)

Oromiya

2013–14

7

25

430

7.7 (4.0–14.6)

2.8 (1.5–5.2)

2.5 (1.1–5.4)

12.1 (7.5–19.0)

40.1 (31.2–49.8)

South Gondar

2011

10

99

1090

10.3 (7.5–13.9)

3.1 (1.9–5.0)

10.4 (7.2–14.7)

20.3 (16.3–25.0)

3.9 (1.5–9.7)

South Wollo

2013–15

22

119

2820

15.3 (13.2–17.7)

2.9 (2.0–4.2)

9.1 (7.7–10.8)

25.9 (23.5–28.3)

2.6 (1.6–4.1)

Wag Hemra

2013–14

7

28

578

19.7 (12.9–29.0)

4.6 (2.5–8.5)

7.6 (3.5–15.6)

30.0 (22.1–39.3)

0.5 (0.1–2.1)

West Gojjam

2012–13

16

74

1609

11.5 (8.7–15.1)

3.3 (2.2–4.9)

48.2 (43.1–53.4)

56.0 (51.4–60.6)

1.3 (0.4–4.0)