Table 1.
Characteristics of 16S samples from Liberia and Indonesia
| Category | Country of origin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | Indonesia | |||
| 2008 | 2010 | |||
| Total Number of samples | 98 | 152 | 152 | |
| Number of villages sampled | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sex of individuals | Male | 45 | 68 | 84 |
| Female | 53 | 68 | 84 | |
| Age of individuals | Average | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Median | 17.5 | 28 | 30 | |
| Min. (90th percentile) | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| Max (90th percentile) | 59 | 49 | 51 | |
| Nematode presence* according to qPCR (< 28CT) | Ascaris | 18 | 23 | 18 |
| Necator | 8 | 32 | 15 | |
| Trichuris** | 1 | 42 | 34 | |
| Any Infection | 26 | 78 | 50 | |
| Multiple infections | 4 | 16 | 14 | |
| Zero infection | 48 | 43 | 83 | |
*Moderate to heavy presence
**Trichuris identified by formol-ether concentration in Indonesia