Table 5.

Intensity (arithmetic mean epg^*) of STH infection over the two years of the deworming program Chau Cuica, Loreto, 2012-2014, by parasite species.

	Jul-12	Nov-12	Mar-13	Jul-13	Nov-13	Mar-14	Jul-14	p-value**
Ascaris	9504	1312	1403	889	1368	1222	812	< 0.05
Trichuris	1125	426	368	701	410	234	238	< 0.05
Hookworm	13	23	29	98	69	11	13	NS

* Epg= eggs per gram of feces (values are rounded to the nearest integer); ** p-value from t-test of the difference between values at baseline and the end date; NS = not statistically significant