Table 6.
Concentration of helminths per gram of faecal sludge in EcoSan and traditional pit latrines by district
| Name of helminth | Blantyre District | Chikwawa District | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoSan latrines | Traditional pit latrines | EcoSan | Traditional pit latrines | ||
| STH | |||||
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 0.46 |
| Hookworms | 26.2 | 19.7 | 8.0 | 21.5 | 0.81 |
| Trichuris trichiura | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.18 |
| Taenia spp. | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.53 |
| Other helminths | |||||
| Schistosoma mansoni | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.11 |
| D. latum | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.67 |
| Overall (all helminths) | 35.1 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 32.6 | 0.58 |
* P value for the mean concentration of helminths by district using t test