Table 3.
Arithmetic mean helminth eggs per gram of stool (EPG), stratified by setting
|
Azaguié M’Bromé/Azaguié Makouguié (rural) |
Abbé-Bégnini (peri-urban) |
Azaguié Gare (urban) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic mean | 95% CI | Arithmetic mean | 95% CI | Arithmetic mean | 95% CI | |
|
Schistosoma mansoni |
482.7 |
388.1–577.4 |
17.4 |
0.0–38.9 |
62.4 |
36.2–88.5 |
|
Schistosoma haematobiuma |
19.4 |
13.3–25.5 |
2.3 |
0.4–4.2 |
1.5 |
0.5–2.6 |
|
Ascaris lumbricoides |
10.3 |
0.2–20.4 |
46.3 |
5.5–87.2 |
175.4 |
0.0–474.1 |
|
Trichuris trichiura |
136.4 |
81.7–191.1 |
9.4 |
0.0–23.2 |
5.9 |
3.1–8.8 |
| Hookworm | 49.1 | 17.9–80.2 | 56.7 | 23.8–89.6 | 6.6 | 3.3–9.8 |
a infection intensity expressed as eggs per 10 ml of urine.
CI, confidence interval.