Table 1.
Distribution of intestinal helminths and agreement of direct wet mount microscopy and FEC method among pregnant women attending ANC in East Wollega, Oromia, Ethiopia from November 2015 to January 2016
| Intestinal helminths | Prevalence detected by each method | Kappa value | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct wet mount microscopy (N = 372) | FEC method (N = 372) | |||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||
| Total intestinal helminths | 70 | 18.8 | 92 | 24.7 | 0.81 | < 0.001 |
| Mixed infection | 2 | 0.54 | 4 | 1.08 | ND | < 0.001 |
| Hook worm | 48 | 12.9 | 56 | 15.1 | 0.84 | < 0.001 |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 20 | 5.37 | 24 | 6.5 | 0.88 | < 0.001 |
| Hymenolepis nana | 2 | 0.54 | 6 | 1.61 | 0.39 | < 0.001 |
| Taenia species | NPF | – | 5 | 1.34 | ND | NA |
| Strogyloides stercoralis | NPF | – | 1 | 0.27 | ND | NA |
NPF no parasite found, NA not available, ND not determined