Table 3. Results of STH assessment during LF TAS and school-based survey in Centre Nord in Burkina Faso in 2014.
Survey group | No of children examined | No of children positive | Estimated prevalence (%) (95% CI) | Critical cut-off value for <10% prevalence for cluster sampling [30] | STH prevalence according to the cut-off value |
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6–7 years old | 351 | 2 | 0.6 (0.2–2.1) | 1–20 | 2% to <10% |
10–14 years old | 345 | 7 | 2.0 (1.0–4.1) | 1–20 | 2% to <10% |
10–14 years old (school-based) | 250 | 0 | 0 (0–1.5) | - | - |