Table 2.
Geographical distribution of samples in relation to the general population of the area of origin
| Site | Province | Population of the study site† | Screened subjects, n (% of population) | Positive for Strongyloides, n (% of screened subjects) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jipijapa | Manabí | 180 | 24 (13.3) | 16 (66.7) |
| Guapcas | Chimborazo | 280 | 126 (45.0) | 11 (8.7) |
| Guayllabamba† | Pichincha | 995 | 76 (7.6) | 13 (17.1) |
| Uyumbicho† | Pichincha | 1,867 | 92 (4.9) | 8 (8.7) |
| Cañaribamba† | Azuay | 702 | 97 (13.8) | 13 (13.4) |
| Chiguilpe | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | 299 | 26 (8.7) | 6 (23.1) |
| Peripa | Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | 120 | 18 (15.0) | 1 (5.6) |
| Awa communities of Esmeraldas Province | Esmeraldas | 1,764 | 506 (28.7) | 170 (33.6) |
| 19 de Marzo | Esmeraldas | 375 | 75 (20.0) | 17 (22.7) |
| Awa communities of Carchi Province | Carchi | 555 | 112 (22.9) | 16 (14.3) |
| San Antonio de Las Aradas | Loja | 1,263 | 266 (21.1) | 23 (8.6) |
* Sources: 1) National Statistical Office and Census, INEC (http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/estadisticas), World Population Review (http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/ecuador-population/), and province official websites (Accessed May 2019). 2) https://www.ubica.ec/info/UYUMBICHO. 3) https://www.infoescuelas.com/ecuador/azuay/unidad-educativa-zoila-aurora-palacios-en-cuenca/. 4) https://www.ubica.ec/info/LUIS-PASTEUR.
† School-based survey. For schools, the “population of the study site” is the total number of schoolchildren attending the school.