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Table 2 Prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi, soil-transmitted helminth and other intestinal helminth infections among study participants from two islands (Done Khon and Done Som) of Khong District (n = 994)

From: Transmission of Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi and soil-transmitted helminthes on the Mekong Islands, Southern Lao PDR

Parasites

Positive, n (%)

(n = 994)

Done Khon, n (%)

(n = 475)

Done Som, n (%)

(n = 519)

x 2

P-valuea

Trematodes

  Opisthorchis viverrini

603 (60.7)

202 (42.5)

401 (77.3)

125.4

<0.001

  Schistosoma mekongi

221 (22.2)

112 (23.6)

109 (21.0)

0.9

0.329

Soil-transmitted helminth

 Hookworm

438 (44.1)

196 (41.3)

242 (46.6)

2.9

0.090

  Trichuris trichiura

41 (4.1)

21 (4.4)

20 (3.9)

0.2

0.653

  Ascaris lumbricoides

6 (0.6)

6 (1.3)

0

6.6

0.010

Cestodes

  Taeniaspp.

1 (0.1)

1 (0.2)

0

1.1

0.296

Multiparasitism

 No infection

202 (20.3)

127 (26.7)

75 (14.5)

  

 Single species

379 (38.1)

197 (41.5)

182 (35.1)

  

 Multiple species

413 (40.5)

151 (31.8)

261 (40.5)

43.9

<0.001

  1. P-valuea: the comparison between Done Khone and Done Som Island