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Table 1 STH prevalence values (any infection) in infected source villages used in simulations. The prevalence values are achieved by setting the basic reproductive number R0 and k (the shape parameter of the negative binomial distribution that describes the aggregation of parasites among hosts). The parameters required to achieve a desired prevalence value vary by species, because other parameters, for example, the worm life expectancy and transmission age structure, also differ by species

From: Human population movement can impede the elimination of soil-transmitted helminth transmission in regions with heterogeneity in mass drug administration coverage and transmission potential between villages: a metapopulation analysis

Prevalence

A. lumbricoides

Hookworm

Levela

Value (%)

R0

k

R0

k

High

60–70

3.5

0.8

2

0.35

Medium

25–30

2.5

0.08

1.7

0.1

Low

< 20

2

0.04

1.6

0.05

  1. aWHO risk categories based on prevalence for comparison [34]: high: > 50%; medium: 20–50%; low: < 20%