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Table 6 Predicted population-adjusted risk of A. lumbricoides , T. trichiura , hookworm and overall soil-transmitted helminth infection in Brazil, stratified by survey period

From: Spatio-temporal distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Brazil

Survey period

A. lumbricoides

T. trichiura

Hookworm

Soil-transmitted helminth

 

infection risk (%)

infection risk (%)

infection risk (%)

infection risk (%)

1995-1999

15.6 (13.6; 18.0)

1.8 (1.4; 2.3)

7.6 (6.6; 9.0)

20.9 (19.0; 23.2)

2000-2004

11.4 (10.0; 13.0)

4.5 (3.6; 5.7)

5.7 (4.9; 6.9)

17.9 (16.5; 19.7)

2005-2009

7.9 (6.8; 9.1)

2.5 (2.1; 3.2)

2.8 (2.4; 3.4)

11.5 (10.4; 12.6)

From 2010 onwards

3.6 (3.0; 4.3)

1.4 (1.1; 1.7)

1.7 (1.4; 2.3)

6.0 (5.4; 6.9)

  1. Population-adjusted risks are given with their 95% Bayesian credible interval (BCI).
  2. Risk is adjusted on population of 2010 for survey periods from 2005 onwards and on population of 2000 for survey periods prior to 2005.