Table 1. The major NTDs in Somalia.
Population [4] | School-aged children requiring treatment for intestinal helminth infections in 2014 [8] | School-aged children requiring treatment for schistosomiasis in 2013 [9] | Population requiring treatment for lymphatic filariasis [10] | Total Worms | Worm Indexa |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.6 million | 3,079,697 | 293,206 | None | 3,372,903 | 0.318 |
aCalculated according to [11].