Table 2.

Prevalence of helminthic infections and distribution of the mean Kato–Katz egg counts (N = 2,515)

Parasite	Prevalence % (n)	Mean (±SD)	Geometric mean	Range
		Eggs/gram of stool
Fasciola hepatica	6.1 (154)	57.0 (±76.6)	39.2	6.6–820
Hymenolepis nana	17.1 (431)	543.9 (±1,079.6)	138.9	6.6–8,213.3
Ascaris lumbricoides	5.7 (143)	372.2 (±667.9)	155.3	6.6–4,333.3
Strongyloides stercoralis	1.4 (34)	NA	NA	NA
Trichuris trichura	0.8 (21)	27.4 (±21.4)	20.3	6.6–66.6
Hookworm	0.7 (18)	10.0 (±4.7)	9.4	6.6–13.3