5. Description of studies: STM prevalence and intensity.
| Study | Prevalence | Intensity | Burden |
| The methods for estimating burden are reported in methods | |||
| Alderman 2006 (Cluster) | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Awasthi 1995 (Cluster) | Low | Not reported | Low |
| Awasthi 2000 | Low | Not reported | Low |
| Awasthi 2001 (Cluster) | Low | Not reported | Low |
| Awasthi 2013 (Cluster) | Not reported | Not reported | Low1 |
| Beach 1999 | Intermediate | Low | Intermediate |
| Donnen 1998 | Low | Low | Low |
| Dossa 2001 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Fox 2005 | Intermediate | Low | Intermediate |
| Freij 1979a (Screened) | High | Not reported | High |
| Freij 1979b (Screened) | High | Not reported | High |
| Garg 2002 | Low | Low | Low |
| Gateff 1972 | High | Not reported | High |
| Goto 2009 | Low | Low | Low |
| Greenberg 1981 | High | High | High |
| Gupta 1982 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Hadju 1996 | High | High | High |
| Hadju 1997 | High | Not reported | High |
| Hall 2006 (Cluster) | High | Not reported | High |
| Joseph 2015 | Low | Low | Low |
| Kirwan 2010 | Intermediate | Low | Intermediate |
| Kloetzel 1982 | Intermediate | High | High |
| Koroma 1996 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Kruger 1996 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Kvalsvig 1991a (Screened) | High | Not reported | High |
| Lai 1995 | Intermediate | High | High |
| Le Huong 2007 | Intermediate | High | High |
| Liu 2017 (Cluster) | Intermediate | Low | Intermediate |
| Michaelsen 1985 | High | Low | High |
| Miguel 2004 (Cluster) | Intermediate | High | High |
| Ndibazza 2012 | Low | Not reported | Low |
| Nga 2009 | Intermediate | Low | Intermediate |
| Nokes 1992 (Screened) | High | High | High |
| Olds 1999 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Ostwald 1984 | High | Not reported | High |
| Palupi 1997 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Rousham 1994 (Cluster) | Intermediate | Low | Intermediate |
| Sarkar 2002 (Screened) | High | Not reported | High |
| Simeon 1995 (Screened) | High | High | High |
| Solon 2003 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Stephenson 1989 | High | Not reported | High |
| Stephenson 1993 | High | Not reported | High |
| Sternberg 1997 (Screened) | High | Not reported | High |
| Stoltzfus 1997 (Cluster) | High | Not reported | High |
| Stoltzfus 2001 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Sur 2005 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Tee 2013 (Screened) | High | Not reported | High |
| Watkins 1996 | High | High | High |
| Willett 1979 | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Wiria 2013 (Cluster) | Intermediate | Not reported | Intermediate |
| Yap 2014 (Screened) | High | Not reported | High |
1Based on previous trials in the same area (Awasthi 1995 (Cluster); Awasthi 2000; Awasthi 2001 (Cluster))