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Table 3 Species-specific pooled prevalence estimates for STH infections

From: Prevalence and distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Nigerian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Parasites

Number of studies

Pooled prevalence estimates

95% CI

Heterogeneity

Sample size

Positives

Prevalence (%)

I2 (%)

Q-P

Ascaris lumbricoides

38

29 177

13 006

44.6

44.0–45.2

99.4

0.000

Hookworms

34

25 634

5898

23.0

22.5–23.5

99.5

0.000

Strongyloides stercoralis

15

10 581

364

3.4

3.1–3.8

99.5

0.000

Trichuris trichiura

31

23 089

7373

31.9

31.3–32.5

99.4

0.000

  1. STH Soil-transmitted helminths, CI Confidence interval, I2 Inverse variance index, Q-P Cochran’s P-value