Table 5 Soil transmitted helminths infection intensity determined by the Kato-Katz method
From: High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Myanmar schoolchildren
| Â | A. lumbricoides | T. trichiura | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % in each category (95% CI) | AMEPG (95% CI) | GMEPG (95% CI) | n | % in each category (95% CI) | AMEPG (95% CI) | GMEPG (95% CI) |
Light intensity infections | 21 | 51.2 (35.3–67.2) | 881.9 (0–2,582.0) | 235.5 (129.7–427.6) | 61 | 88.4 (80.7–96.2) | 151.7 (107.9–195.6) | 86.3 (64.7–115.1) |
Moderate intensity infections | 16 | 39.0 (23.4–54.6) | 18,703.5 (16,755.8–20,651.2) | 14,421.2 (7,294.6–28,575.9) | 8 | 11.6 (3.9–19.3) | 2142.0 (2020.9–2263.1) | 1958.8 (885.1–4335.1) |
Heavy intensity infections | 4 | 9.8 (0.3–19.2) | 77,610.0 (73,714.6–81,505.4) | 75,335.6 (19,186.7–295,120.9) | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total positive | 41 | Â | Â | Â | 69 | Â | Â | Â |