Table 3.
Sub-group analysis based on type of helminth parasites
| Type of helminth parasites | No studies | Sample size | Infected | Pooled prevalence (95% CI) | Heterogeneity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I2 τ2 p-value | |||||||
| Toxocara spp. | 1 | 222 | 23 | 10.36 (7.08–15.13) | - | - | - |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 139 | 123,449 | 12,011 | 9.47 (7.32–11.85) | 97 5.26 P <.001 | ||
| Heterophyes heterophyes | 1 | 417 | 1 | 8.87 (6.34–11.85) | - | - | - |
| Schistosoma spp. | 30 | 26,128 | 2472 | 7.82 (3.43–13.76) | 99 0.0713 P <.001 | ||
| Trichuris trichiura | 105 | 85,018 | 6499 | 5.83 (3.86–8.16) | 99 0.0554 P <.001 | ||
| Hookworms | 92 | 72,923 | 5421 | 4.57 (3.30–6.03) | 97 0.0239 P <.001 | ||
| Hymenolepis nana | 98 | 80,871 | 2427 | 3.03 (2.35–3.78) | 97 0.0099 P <.001 | ||
| Enterobius vermicularis | 86 | 112,682 | 3055 | 2.75 (1.97–3.65) | 98 0.0135 P <.001 | ||
| Rhabditis spp. | 1 | 251 | 6 | 2.39 (1.16–5.18) | - | - | - |
| Taenia spp. | 52 | 55,028 | 877 | 2.34 (1.45–3.42) | 97 0.0129 P <.001 | ||
| Fasciola spp. | 9 | 6440 | 95 | 1.83 (0. 33–4.36) | 95 0.0116 P <.001 | ||
| Strongyloides stercoralis | 33 | 31,326 | 576 | 1.65 (0.76–2.83) | 96 0.0129 P <.001 | ||
| Wuchereria bancrofti | 1 | 1033 | 15 | 1.45 (0.81–2.32) | - | - | - |
| Opisthorchis spp. | 8 | 9092 | 95 | 1.44 (0.23–3.55) | 95 0.0091 P <.001 | ||
| Dicrocoelium dendriticum | 2 | 2402 | 12 | 0.62 (0.04–1.73) | 79 0.11 P <.001 | ||
| Trichostrongylus spp. | 3 | 3502 | 23 | 0.58 (0.01–1.78) | 92 0.0022 P <.001 | ||
| Gongylonema spp. | 1 | 417 | 1 | 0. 24 (0.04–1.33) | - | - | - |