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Table 2 Prevalence (N, prevalence) of helminth infections in the study area

From: Association between helminth infections and diabetes mellitus in adults from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study

Helminth infections

Total

(N = 1528)

Rural

(n = 766)

Urban

(n = 762)

Northern Province Vientianea

(n = 378)

Northern Province Luang Prabanga

(n = 363)

Southern Province Saravanea

(n = 396)

Southern Province Champasacka

(n = 391)

Any infection

539

(35.3)

332

(43.3)

207

(27.2)

113

(29.9)

58

(16.0)

193

(48.7)

175

(44.8)

Any trematode infection

473

(31.0)

286

(37.3)

187

(24.5)

108

(28.6)

34

(9.4)

174

(43.9)

157

(40.2)

Opisthorchis viverrini

466

(30.5)

282

(36.8)

184

(24.1)

106

(28.0)

33

(9.1)

171

(43.2)

156

(39.9)

Minute intestinal flukes

96

(6.3)

71

(9.3)

25

(3.3)

8

(2.1)

0

(0)

45

(11.4)

43

(11.0)

Paragonimus spp.

4

(0.3)

2

(0.3)

2

(0.3)

1

(0.3)

1

(0.3)

1

(0.3)

1

(0.3)

Any nematode infection

117

(7.7)

87

(11.4)

30

(3.9)

5

(1.3)

26

(7.2)

52

(13.1)

34

(8.7)

Hookworm

73

(4.8)

55

(7.2)

18

(2.4)

2

(0.5)

10

(2.8)

44

(11.1)

17

(4.4)

Strongyloides stercoralis

40

(2.6)

28

(3.7)

12

(1.6)

2

(0.5)

12

(3.3)

9

(2.3)

17

(4.3)

Ascaris lumbricoides

4

(0.3)

4

(0.5)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.3)

3

(0.8)

0

(0)

0

(0)

Trichuris trichiura

7

(0.5)

5

(0.7)

2

(0.3)

0

(0.0)

4

(1.1)

2

(0.5)

1

(0.3)

Cestodes (Taenia spp.)

34

(2.2)

25

(3.3)

9

(1.2)

12

(3.2)

3

(0.8)

13

(3.3)

6

(1.5)

  1. ain each province participants from urban and rural sites were recruited