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Table 3 Prevalence of STH infection, per district and overall

From: Integrated prevalence mapping of schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and malaria in lakeside and island communities in Lake Victoria, Uganda

 

STH INFECTION

DISTRICT

 

Hookworm

Ascaris lumbricoides

Trichuris trichiura

STH overall

 

N

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

n

Prevalence

(95% CIs)

Bugiri

484

73

15.08

(12.01-18.59)

23

4.75

(3.04-7.05)

112

23.14

(19.45-27.16)

184

38.02

(33.67-42.51)

Jinja

173

11

6.36

(3.22-11.09)

0

0.00

(0.00-2.11)

2

1.16

(0.14-4.11)

13

7.51

(4.06-12.51)

Kalangala

962

120

12.47

(10.45-14.73)

54

5.61

(4.24-7.26)

98

10.19

(8.35-12.27)

207

21.52

(18.96-24.25)

Masaka

218

28

12.84

(8.71-18.03)

30

13.76

(9.48-19.06)

96

44.04

(37.34-50.90)

120

55.05

(48.18-61.77)

Mayuge

356

84

23.60

(19.28-28.36)

16

4.49

(2.59-7.20)

17

4.78

(2.81-7.54)

100

28.09

(23.48-33.07)

Mpigi

212

42

19.81

(14.67-25.82)

6

2.83

(1.05-6.06)

32

15.09

(10.56-20.64)

68

32.08

(25.85-38.81)

Mukono

1137

162

14.25

(12.27-16.42)

36

3.17

(2.23-4.36)

87

7.65

(6.17-9.35)

251

22.08

(19.70-24.60)

Rakai

667

78

11.69

(9.35-14.38)

21

3.15

(1.96-4.77)

68

10.19

(8.00-12.75)

138

20.69

(17.68-23.97)

Wakiso

331

76

22.96

(18.54-27.87)

10

3.02

(1.46-5.49)

26

7.85

(5.20-11.30)

101

30.51

(25.60-35.78)

TOTAL

4540

674

14.85

(13.82-15.91)

196

4.32

(3.74-4.95)

538

11.85

(10.92-12.83)

1182

26.04

(24.76-27.34)

  1. "N" is the total number of children surveyed for STH, "n" refers to the number of positive cases and "CIs" stand for confidence intervals.