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. 2014 Jun 12;8(6):e2945. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002945

Table 4. Helminth incidence1 by worm type (n = 1095).

Helminth Species Positive Cases2 N (%) Eggs per gram Geometric Mean3
A. lumbricoides 81 (7%) 2391
Hookworm spp. 75 (7%) 179
T. trichiura 74 (7%) 122
Any (of the three) 197 (18%)
1

Incidence because we are measuring reinfection following deworming.

2

By Kato-Katz.

3

Among positive cases.