Characteristics | Number of children | Any STH | A. lumbricoides | T. trichura | Hookwrom | ||||
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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) |