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. 2013 Dec 18;6:359. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-359

Table 6.

Population-adjusted predicted prevalence (%) and number of individuals (×10 6 ) infected with soil-transmitted helminths, stratified by province

Province Popula-tion A. lumbricoides
T. trichiura
Hookworm
Any soil-transmitted helminth
Prevalence No. of people infected Prevalence No. of people infected Prevalence No. of people infected Prevalence No. of people infected
Anhui
54.9
4.3 (2.9; 6.8)
2.4 (1.6; 3.8)
1.4 (0.77; 2.6)
0.78 (0.42; 1.4)
4.6 (2.6; 8.1)
2.5 (1.5; 4.4)
10.1 (7.6; 14.2)
5.5 (4.2; 7.8)
Beijing
17.0
0.68 (0.40; 1.3)
0.12 (0.07; 0.22)
0.05 (0.02; 0.23)
0.01 (0.00; 0.04)
0.02 (0.01; 0.06)
0.00# (0.00; 0.01)
0.77 (0.47; 1.4)
0.13 (0.08; 0.24)
Chongqing
26.7
10.2 (7.9; 12.4)
2.7 (2.1; 3.3)
1.2 (0.78; 1.7)
0.31 (0.21; 0.47)
10.3 (7.6; 13.5)
2.8 (2.0; 3.6)
20.6 (17.1; 24.0)
5.5 (4.6; 6.4)
Fujian
32.8
1.9 (1.5; 2.7)
0.63 (0.48; 0.89)
2.0 (1.4; 3.2)
0.67 (0.44; 1.0)
8.6 (6.4; 11.6)
2.8 (2.1; 3.8)
12.3 (10.1; 15.3)
4.0 (3.3; 5.0)
Gansu
25.6
6.6 (3.8; 11.5)
1.7 (0.97; 2.9)
0.30 (0.10; 1.3)
0.08 (0.02; 0.34)
0.02 (0.00; 0.16)
0.00# (0.00; 0.04)
7.0 (4.1; 11.9)
1.8 (1.0; 3.0)
Guangdong
91.1
3.0 (2.1; 4.4)
2.7 (1.9; 4.0)
2.3 (1.4; 3.5)
2.1 (1.3; 3.2)
4.3 (2.6; 7.1)
3.9 (2.4; 6.5)
9.0 (7.1; 12.4)
8.2 (6.4; 11.3)
Guangxi
37.6
6.9 (5.1; 9.4)
2.6 (1.9; 3.5)
3.6 (2.3; 5.7)
1.4 (0.86; 2.1)
7.8 (5.4; 11.8)
2.9 (2.0; 4.4)
17.4 (14.0; 21.8)
6.5 (5.3; 8.2)
Guizhou
31.4
27.9* (19.5; 37.6)
8.7 (6.1; 11.8)
5.2 (2.8; 9.6)
1.6 (0.87; 3.0)
4.1 (2.1; 7.7)
1.3 (0.65; 2.4)
34.6 (25.9; 43.3)
10.9 (8.1; 13.6)
Hainan
6.7
7.5 (5.0; 10.5)
0.50 (0.33; 0.70)
18.3* (11.9; 25.9)
1.2 (0.80; 1.7)
22.1* (16.0; 29.7)
1.5 (1.1; 2.0)
40.8* (33.6; 48.6)
2.7 (2.2; 3.3)
Hebei
75.5
1.3 (0.77; 2.1)
0.95 (0.58; 1.6)
0.09 (0.04; 0.20)
0.07 (0.03; 0.15)
0.12 (0.06; 0.31)
0.09 (0.04; 0.23)
1.5 (0.97; 2.4)
1.1 (0.73; 1.8)
Heilongjiang
42.3
2.1 (0.99; 4.7)
0.90 (0.42; 2.0)
0.02 (0.01; 0.07)
0.01 (0.00; 0.03)
0.04 (0.01; 0.26)
0.02 (0.00; 0.11)
2.2 (1.1; 4.8)
0.93 (0.44; 2.0)
Henan
84.3
2.2 (1.5; 3.2)
1.8 (1.2; 2.7)
0.62 (0.34; 1.2)
0.52 (0.29; 1.1)
1.5 (0.83; 2.7)
1.2 (0.70; 2.3)
4.3 (3.2; 5.9)
3.6 (2.7; 4.9)
Hubei
58.2
18.3 (14.4; 22.7)
10.6 (8.4; 13.2)
3.2 (1.7; 6.7)
1.9 (0.98; 3.9)
5.9 (4.0; 8.9)
3.4 (2.3; 5.2)
24.9 (20.7; 30.1)
14.5 (12.0; 17.5)
Hunan
55.1
17.7 (12.5; 24.9)
9.7 (6.9; 13.7)
1.8 (0.9; 3.6)
0.99 (0.50; 2.0)
3.5 (2.0; 6.6)
1.9 (1.1; 3.7)
22.1 (16.6; 29.5)
12.2 (9.2; 16.3)
Jiangsu
74.3
1.2 (0.88; 1.8)
0.91 (0.65; 1.3)
0.72 (0.45; 1.5)
0.54 (0.34; 1.1)
2.2 (1.5; 3.5)
1.6 (1.1; 2.6)
4.1 (3.2; 5.7)
3.1 (2.4; 4.3)
Jiangxi
36.3
11.3 (8.1; 15.7)
4.1 (2.9; 5.7)
3.3 (2.0; 5.8)
1.2 (0.73; 2.1)
5.0 (3.1; 7.7)
1.8 (1.1; 2.8)
18.6 (14.8; 23.6)
6.8 (5.4; 8.6)
Jilin
29.2
7.2 (4.3; 11.8)
2.1 (1.2; 3.5)
0.02 (0.00; 0.09)
0.01 (0.00; 0.03)
0.04 (0.01; 0.28)
0.01 (0.00; 0.08)
7.3 (4.3; 11.9)
2.1 (1.3; 3.5)
Liaoning
43.1
3.5 (1.4; 9.1)
1.5 (0.61; 3.9)
0.02 (0.00; 0.08)
0.01 (0.00; 0.03)
0.03 (0.00; 0.21)
0.01 (0.00; 0.09)
3.5 (1.5; 9.2)
1.5 (0.64; 5.0)
Nei Mongol
29.7
2.2 (1.0; 5.2)
0.65 (0.30; 1.6)
0.01# (0.01; 0.06)
0.00# (0.00; 0.02)
0.01 (0.00; 0.04)
0.00# (0.00; 0.01)
2.2 (1.0; 5.2)
0.66 (0.31; 1.6)
Ningxia Hui
6.3
3.8 (2.5; 5.4)
0.24 (0.16; 0.34)
0.07 (0.03; 0.26)
0.00# (0.00; 0.02)
0.00# (0.00; 0.03)
0.00# (0.00; 0.00)
3.9 (2.6; 5.5)
0.25 (0.16; 0.34)
Qinghai
5.0
5.7 (3.4; 9.5)
0.28 (0.17; 0.47)
0.05 (0.01; 0.20)
0.00# (0.00; 0.01)
0.00# (0.00; 0.03)
0.00# (0.00; 0.00)
5.8 (3.5; 9.6)
0.29 (0.17; 0.48)
Shaanxi
34.2
5.8 (2.6; 12.5)
2.0 (0.89; 4.3)
0.84 (0.30; 2.3)
0.29 (0.10; 0.78)
0.39 (0.09; 1.9)
0.14 (0.03; 0.66)
7.0 (3.7; 13.4)
2.4 (1.3; 4.6)
Shandong
93.4
5.2 (3.7; 7.3)
4.9 (3.4; 6.9)
2.1 (1.4; 3.3)
2.0 (1.3; 3.1)
0.78 (0.44; 1.6)
0.73 (0.41; 1.5)
7.9 (6.2; 10.4)
7.4 (5.8; 9.7)
Shanghai
15.0
0.32# (0.21; 0.54)
0.05# (0.03; 0.08)
0.46 (0.27; 0.81)
0.07 (0.04; 0.12)
0.02 (0.01; 0.05)
0.00# (0.00; 0.01)
0.82 (0.58; 1.2)
0.12 (0.09; 0.18)
Shanxi
35.5
1.7 (0.88; 3.9)
0.59 (0.31; 1.4)
0.14 (0.04; 0.41)
0.05 (0.01; 0.15)
0.07 (0.02; 0.27)
0.02 (0.01; 0.10)
1.9 (1.1; 4.1)
0.68 (0.37; 1.4)
Sichuan
94.6
14.8 (11.5; 19.3)
14.0* (10.9; 18.2)
3.9 (2.4; 6.9)
3.7* (2.2; 6.5)
15.1 (10.9; 21.4)
14.3* (10.3; 20.3)
30.6 (26.0; 36.2)
29.0* (24.6; 34.2)
Tianjin
9.8
0.66 (0.32; 1.3)
0.06 (0.03; 0.13)
0.01# (0.00; 0.05)
0.00# (0.00; 0.00)
0.03 (0.01; 0.13)
0.00# (0.00; 0.01)
0.70# (0.36; 1.3)
0.07# (0.04; 0.13)
Xinjiang Uygur
25.0
2.4 (1.1; 7.1)
0.60 (0.26; 1.8)
0.05 (0.02; 0.15)
0.01 (0.00; 0.04)
0.01 (0.00; 0.09)
0.00# (0.00; 0.02)
2.5 (1.1; 7.2)
0.62 (0.28; 1.8)
Tibet
2.7
3.3 (1.5; 7.7)
0.09 (0.04; 0.21)
0.47 (0.15; 1.4)
0.01 (0.00; 0.04)
0.03 (0.01; 0.17)
0.00# (0.00; 0.00)
3.9 (1.9; 8.1)
0.10 (0.05; 0.22)
Yunnan
39.5
13.6 (9.0; 19.4)
5.4 (3.5; 7.7)
3.5 (2.0; 6.5)
1.4 (0.77; 2.6)
2.7 (1.6; 5.0)
1.1 (0.62; 2.0)
19.0 (13.89; 25.1)
7.5 (5.5; 9.9)
Zhejiang
45.4
0.80 (0.58; 1.2)
0.36 (0.26; 0.54)
0.64 (0.38; 1.1)
0.29 (0.17; 0.50)
3.0 (1.9; 4.9)
1.4 (0.88; 2.2)
4.4 (3.3; 6.4)
2.0 (1.5; 2.9)
Total 1,257.9 6.8 (6.2; 7.5) 85.4 (77.8; 94.0) 1.8 (1.5; 2.1) 22.1 (18.7; 26.2) 3.7 (3.2; 4.3) 46.6 (40.7; 53.7) 11.4 (10.8; 12.2) 143.8 (135.9; 153.8)

Estimates based on Gridded population of 2010; calculations based on the median and 95% BIC of the posterior distribution of the predicted risk from 2005 onwards.

*Highest prevalence/largest number of infected individuals among provinces; #lowest prevalence/smallest number of infected individuals among provinces.