Table 3 Prevalence and infection intensities of soil-transmitted helminth species according to schools.

From: Fine mapping of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections in sub-districts of Makenene in Centre Region of Cameroun

School

NSA

STHs combined

A. lumbricoides

T. trichiura

Hookworm

KK (P)

GM & AM# in EPG (± SD)

LI

MI

HI

P

GM & AM# in EPG (± SD)

LI

MI

HI

P

GM & AM# in EPG (± SD)

LI

MI

HI

P

GM & AM# in EPG (± SD)

GBPSB1

193

0(0)

0 (–), 0 (–)#

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#

GBPSB2

227

8(3.5)

289 (± 7957), 3516 (± 7957) #

6

1

0

3.1

205 (± 84), 3501 (± 8421) #

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#

1

1

0

0.9

1202 (± 1918), 1812 (± 1918)#*

GPSM1

139

4(2.9)

111(± 5400), 2724 (± 5400) #

1

1

0

1.4

510 (± 7637), 5424 (± 7637) #

1

0

0

0.7

24 (–), 24 (–)#

1

0

0

0.7

24 (–), 24 (–)#

GPSM2

155

6(3.9)

174 (± 9762), 4100 (± 9762) #

2

1

0

1.9

538 (± 9639), 5768 (± 9639) #

3

1

0

2.6

172 (± 3536), 1824 (± 3536) #

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#*

GPSNn

174

15(8.6)

154 (± 6632), 2709 (± 6632)#

3

2

0

2.9

828 (± 10,153), 7910 (± 10,153)#

8

0

0

4.6

101 (± 86), 126 (± 86)#

3

0

0

1.7

24 (0.00), 24 (0.00)#*

GPSKN

141

8(5.7)

30 (± 18), 33 (± 18)#

4

0

0

2.8

34 (± 14), 36 (± 14)#

1

0

0

0.7

24 (–), 24 (–)#

4

0

0

2.8

24 (0.00), 24 (0.00)#*

GPSKD

80

6(7.5)

79 (± 380), 212 (± 380)#

3

0

0

3.8

166 (± 527), 376 (± 527)#

3

0

0

3.8

38 (± 42), 48 (± 42)#

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#

GPSMS

77

4(5.2)

29 (± 12), 30 (± 12)#

2

0

0

2.6

34 (± 17), 36 (± 17)#

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#

2

0

0

2.6

24 (0.00), 24 (0.00)#

GPSC

274

26(9.5)

284 (± 33,611), 13,114 (± 33,611)#

15

1

3

6.9

264 (± 32,835), 14,697 (± 32,835)#

3

1

3

2.6

2343 (± 9004), 8730 (± 9004)#

3

0

0

1.1

154 (± 132), 200 (± 132)#£

GPSNp

315

8(2.5)

87 (± 3949), 1464 (± 3949)#

7

1

0

2.5

87 (± 3948), 1464 (± 3948)#

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#

0

0

0

0

0 (–), 0 (–)#

Total

1775

85(4.8)

140 (± 19,618), 5395 (± 19,618)#

43

7

3

3.0

198 (± 20,795), 7255 (± 20,795)#

19

2

3

1.4

217 (± 6147), 2900 (± 6147)#

14

1

0

0.8

59 (± 805), 298 (± 805)#

df

 

9

8

   

9

8

   

9

5

   

9

5

p-value

 

˂ 0.0001a

0.10b

   

0.006a

0.77b

   

˂ 0.0001a

0.04b

   

0.04a

0.01b

(χ2)

 

35.85

13.30

   

22.87

4.87

   

33.90

11.90

   

17.67

13.82

  1. STHs soil transmitted helminths; A. lumbricoides, Ascaris lumbricoides; T. trichiura, Trichuris trichuria; GBPSB1 Government Bilingual Primary School of Baloua Group 1; GBPSB2 Government Bilingual Primary School of Baloua Group 2; GPSM1 Government Primary School of Makenene Group 1; GPSM2 Government Primary School of Makenene Group 2; GPSNn Government Primary School of Nyokon; GPSKD Government Primary School of Kinding Nde; GPSKN Government Primary School of Kinding-Ndjiabi; GPSMS Government Primary School of Mock-Sud; GPSC Government Primary School of Carrière; GPSNp Government Primary School of Ngokop; NSA Number of stool samples analysed; KK Overall number of children positive for the kato katz, GM geometric mean egg count, AM# arithmetic mean egg count, SD standard deviation, LI Number of children having light infection, MI Number of children having moderate infection, HI Number of children having heavy infection, EPG egg per gram of stool, P prevalence, df degree of freedom.
  2. Significant values are in [bold].
  3. ap-value for chi-square test.
  4. bp-value for Kruskal Wallis H test.
  5. *One co-infection.
  6. £Three co-infections.
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