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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 9.
Published in final edited form as: East Afr Med J. 1997 May;74(5):294–298.

Table 2.

Prevalence and intensity categories of intestinal helminths, malaria and haematuria in Zanzibari schoolchildren.

A.lumbricoides T.trichiura Hookworms Malaria Haematuria
Prevalence 72.0% 96.0% 93.7%     60.6%           30.5%
Intensity (epg) (Parasite/μl of blood)
       Negative 28.0%   4.0%   6.3% 0     39.4% Negative           69.5%
       Light 51.7% 54.9% 74.7% 1-999     47.0% Microhaematuria +           16.0%
       Moderate 20.2% 40.1% 15.5% 1000-4999     12.6% Microhaematuria ++           11.0%
       Heavy   0.1%   1.0%   3.5% 5000+       1.0% Visual haematuria             3.5%
A.lumbricoides T.trichiura Hookworms
Light=1-4999 epg Light=1-999 epg Light=1-1999 epg
Mod=5000-49999 epg. Mod=1000-9999 epg. Mod=2000-4999 epg.
Heavy= 50000+ epg Heavy= 10000+ epg Heavy= 5000+ epg