Table 5.

Frequency of credible descriptions of either Ascaris worms or Taenia segments in faeces

		Ascaris worms			Taenia segments
Group	Descriptions1	n	%2	95% CI	n	%2	95% CI
HIV-positive	103	86	83.5	(75.1, 89.4)	17	16.5	(10.6, 24.9)
HIV-negative	42	35	83.3	(69.4, 91.7)	6	14.3	(6.2, 27.8)

CI = confidence interval.

¹Descriptions of worms were given by 103 and 42 individuals in the respective groups.

²The differences between the percentages for the two groups are not significant for either Ascaris worms or Taenia segments.