Table 3.
Type and frequency of nematode eggs found in soil samples per sampling sites.
| Nematodes | Sites | Total (n = 400) Frequency (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Around latrines (n = 160) Frequency (%) |
Playgrounds (n = 120) Frequency (%) |
Behind classrooms (n = 120) Frequency (%) |
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| Ascaris | 12 (7.5)∗ | 0 | 2 (1.7) | 14 (3.5) |
| Trichuris | 6 (4) | 0 | 2 (1.7) | 8 (2) |
| Capillaria | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.5) | 2 (1.7) | 6 (1.5) |
| Cooperia | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.7)∗ | 2 (0.5) |
| Hookworms | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.9)∗ | 1 (0.25) |
| Total | 19 (11.9) | 3 (2.5) | 9 (7.5) | 31 (7.75) |
∗Statistical significance (p < 0.05).