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Table 3 Prevalencea (%) of Soil-transmitted helminth infections among children by age group and sex, Uttar Pradesh, 2015

From: High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections among primary school children, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2015

Characteristics

Number of children

Any STH

A. lumbricoides

T. trichura

Hookwrom

Number positive

Prevalencea (95% CI)

Number positive

Prevalencea (95% CI)

Number positive

Prevalencea (95% CI)

Number positive

Prevalencea (95% CI)

Age group (years)

  ≤ 6

1160

811

73.1 (67.6–78.0)

751

68.4 (62.6–73.8)

57

4.8 (2.5–8.9)

188

16.8 (13.6–20.5)

 7–10

4455

3167

75.6 (71.1–79.7)

2850

69.4 (64.1–74.3)

195

4.2 (2.3–7.7)

1009

23.3 (20.4–26.4)

 11–15

806

600

78.8 (73.0–83.7)

533

72.4 (65.4–78.5)

55

6.5 (3.3–12.5)

217

27.3 (22.1–33.2)

Sex

 Boys

3212

2297

75.5 (71.2–79.3)

2040

68.6 (63.3–73.5)

143

4.3 (2.4–7.4)

760

24.3 (21.2–27.6)

 Girls

3209

2281

75.7 (70.9–80.0)

2094

70.7 (65.4–75.5)

164

5.0 (2.7–9.1)

654

21.0 (18.1–24.2)

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