Table 2 Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in different agro-climatic zones, Uttar Pradesh, 2014 (n = 6421)
Agro-climatic Zone | No. examined | A. lumbricoides | T. trichura | Hookworm | Any STH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. positive | % (95% CI) | No. positive | % (95% CI) | No. positive | % (95% CI) | No. positive | % (95% CI) | ||
Bhabhar and Tarai | 299 | 65 | 21.7 (11.5–37.2) | 7 | 2.3 (1.3–4.2) | 74 | 24.7 (15.5–37.0) | 118 | 39.5 (27.8–52.5) |
Bundelkhand | 290 | 244 | 84.1 (77.4–89.2) | 0 | - | 60 | 20.7 (13.4–30.5) | 249 | 85.9 (78.8–90.8) |
Central | 1660 | 1257 | 75.7 (68.9–81.4) | 1 | 0.1 (0–0.4) | 428 | 25.8 (20.4–32.0) | 1332 | 80.2 (74.8–84.7) |
Eastern Plain | 1167 | 989 | 84.7 (78.1–89.6) | 268 | 23.0 (13.2–36.9) | 285 | 24.4 (18.5–31.5) | 1078 | 92.4 (88.0–95.2) |
Mid Western Plain | 752 | 546 | 72.6 (64.4–79.5) | 7 | 0.9 (0.4–2.0) | 138 | 18.4 (11.3–28.3) | 568 | 75.5 (68.4–81.5) |
North Eastern Plain | 1031 | 860 | 83.4 (78.3–87.5) | 12 | 1.2 (0.3–4.2) | 235 | 22.8 (17.1–29.7) | 883 | 85.6 (80.6–89.6) |
South Western Semi Arid Zone | 542 | 10 | 1.8 (0.8–4.3) | 5 | 0.9 (0.3–2.9) | 84 | 15.5 (8.0–27.5) | 90 | 16.6 (8.7–29.3) |
Vindhyan Zone | 154 | 136 | 88.3 (84.2–91.5) | 0 | - | 15 | 9.7 (4.3–20.6) | 137 | 89.0 (86.1–91.3) |
Western Plain Zone | 526 | 27 | 5.1 (2.5–10.4) | 7 | 1.3 (0.4–4.7) | 95 | 18.1 (13.3–24.2) | 123 | 23.4 (17.9–29.9) |
Total | 6421 | 4134 | 69.6 (64.6–74.3) | 307 | 4.6 (2.6–8.2) | 1414 | 22.6 (19.9–25.7) | 4578 | 75.6(71.2–79.5) |