Table 3.
Prevalence and intensity of helminth infection at baseline
| Prevalence (%)
|
Mean intensity (IQR) eggs/g a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No geophagia at baseline (n = 916) | Geophagia at baseline (n = 54) | No geophagia at baseline (n = 916) | Geophagia at baseline (n = 54) | |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 5.5 | 7.4 | 3951 (504–2880) (n = 50) | 5346 (504–10188) (n = 4) |
| Trichuris trichiura | 33.2 | 33.3 | 348 (72–384) (n = 304) | 411 (72–600) (n = 18) |
| Hookworm | 32.3 | 42.6 | 1292 (120–960) (n = 296) | 874 (144–1080) (n = 23) |
IQR: interquartile range.
a
Intensity is calculated as eggs per gram of stool for infected women only. The untransformed values are listed for ease of interpretation.