Table 2.
Details of the studies that measured intensity across all ages
| First Author | Year | Country | Sample size | Parasite species | Diagnostic method | Intensity measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakta | 1993 | Indonesia | 2331 | hk | KK | EPG |
| Higgins | 1984 | Indonesia | 227 | asc, tri, hk | MM | EPG |
| Joe | 1959 | Indonesia | 664 | asc, tri, hk | AUT | Mean worm burden |
| Margono | 1983 | Indonesia | 276 | asc, tri, hk | KK | EPG |
| Phongluxa | 2013 | Lao PDR | 574 | asc, tri, hk | KK | EPG (geo mean) |
| Rahman | 1994 | Malaysia | 204 | asc, tri, hk | KK | EPG |
| Yogore | 1953 | Philippines | 229 | asc, tri, hk | DM | EPM |
| Preuksaraj | 1983 | Thailand | 43341 | asc, tri, hk | KK/ST | EPG |
| Sadun | 1953 | Thailand | 219 | hk | DM/ST | EPM |
| Sadun | 1955 | Thailand | 13469 | hk | DM/ST | EPG |
| Bethony | 1998 | Thailand | 641 | hk | NS | EPG |
| King | 2005 | Vietnam | 201 | asc | ELISA | EPG |
| Needham | 1998 | Vietnam | 543 | asc, tri, hk | KK | EPG |
| Hlaing | 1990 | Myanmar | 2826 | asc | DM/FEC/KK | EPG |
| Hlaing | 1984 | Myanmar | 783 | asc | DM/FEC/KK | EPG |
| Hpay | 1970 | Myanmar | 571 | asc, tri | DM/FEC/ST | Mean worm burden |
| Tu | 1970 | Myanmar | 671 | asc, tri | DM/FEC/ST | Mean worm burden |
EPG eggs per gram, EPG (geo mean) geometric mean of eggs per gram, EPM eggs per millilitre. Asc Ascaris lumbricoides, tri Trichuris trichiura, hk Hookworm. KK Kato-Katz method. MM McMaster method. NS Not stated. AUT Autopsy method. DM Direct microscopy method. ST Stoll technique. ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. FEC Formalin-ether concentration method