Table 3.
Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections according to population characteristic
| Characteristic | T. trichiura | A. lumbricoides | Hookworm | Any STH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Survey population | 54.3 | 50.3–58.2 | 26.7 | 23.3–30.1 | 9.1 | 7.0–11.7 | 59.9 | 56.0–63.8 |
| Subgroup | ||||||||
| Mah Meri | 66.7 | 52.5–78.9 | 40.7 | 27.6–55.0 | 3.7 | 0.5–12.8 | 75.9 | 64.5–87.3 |
| Temuan | 65.9 | 60.1–71.5 | 28.7 | 23.4–34.4 | 11.8 | 8.3–16.2 | 72.0 | 66.4–77.2 |
| Jakun | 59.6 | 49.3–69.3 | 26.3 | 24.8–47.7 | 8.1 | 3.6–15.3 | 64.6 | 54.4–74.0 |
| Semelai | 54.9 | 45.2–64.3 | 36.3 | 27.5–45.9 | 12.4 | 6.9–19.9 | 61.9 | 52.3–71.0 |
| Orang Kuala | 3.4 | 0.7–9.5 | 0 | 0–4.1 | 1.1 | 0.03–6.1 | 4.5 | 1.2–11.1 |
| χ2 | 112.7 | 43.7 | 12.8 | 140.8 | ||||
| P | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.012 | < 0.001 | ||||
STH = soil-transmitted helminth.