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| Intensity of infections | Type of infections | ||||||||
| T. trichiura (N = 478) | A. lumbricoides (N = 269) | Hookworm (N = 80) | |||||||
| no. | % | Mean (EPG) | no. | % | Mean (EPG) | no. | % | Mean (EPG) | |
| Light | 186 | 38.9 | 498 | 117 | 43.5 | 2,263 | 60 | 75.0 | 41 |
| Moderate | 240 | 50.2 | 3,249 | 142 | 52.8 | 15,716 | 19 | 23.8 | 185 |
| Heavy | 52 | 10.9 | 19,716 | 10 | 3.7 | 108,935 | 1 | 1.3 | NA |
N: Number examined; no: Number positive; NA: Not available.
EPG: Eggs per gram.
