Table 1.

Relative prevalence of Ascaris in stool samples as reported by different studies

Name of author (year)	Total parasite prevalence	Prevalence of Ascariasis
Present study (2016)a	9.6	7.7
Kumar et al., 2013a[11]	49.38	46.88
Wani and Ahmad 2009a[12]	73.36	69.84
Kumar CS et al., 2003a[13]	71.73	23.73
Bisht et al., 2011a[14]	38.2	6.25
Shrestha 2001b[15]	81.94	72.62
Khanal et al., 2004b[16]	17.6	3.52
Singh et al., 2013b[17]	15.17	5.72
Gunawardena et al., 2011c[18]	29.04	24.44

^aStudies conducted in India, ^bStudies conducted in Nepal, ^cStudies conducted in Sri Lanka. Adopted from Kumar et al.^[11]