Table 3.
Species-specific pooled prevalence estimates for STH infections
| Parasites | Number of studies | Pooled prevalence estimates | 95% CI | Heterogeneity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | Positives | Prevalence (%) | I2 (%) | Q-P | |||
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 38 | 29 177 | 13 006 | 44.6 | 44.0–45.2 | 99.4 | 0.000 |
| Hookworms | 34 | 25 634 | 5898 | 23.0 | 22.5–23.5 | 99.5 | 0.000 |
| Strongyloides stercoralis | 15 | 10 581 | 364 | 3.4 | 3.1–3.8 | 99.5 | 0.000 |
| Trichuris trichiura | 31 | 23 089 | 7373 | 31.9 | 31.3–32.5 | 99.4 | 0.000 |
STH Soil-transmitted helminths, CI Confidence interval, I2 Inverse variance index, Q-P Cochran’s P-value