Table 1. Observed soil-transmitted helminth prevalence, Double-Slide Kato-Katz eggs per gram, and qPCR Cq values (N = 2,799).

	Double-Slide Kato-Katz			qPCR
	Number of positive samples	Observed prevalence (95% CI)	Median EPG in positive stool samples (range)	Number of positive samples	Observed prevalence (95% CI)	Median Cq value in positive stool samples (range)
Ascaris lumbricoides	1,035	37.0 (34.7, 39.3)	72 (12, 100,824)	652	23.3 (20.9, 25.7)	17.4 (4.4, 39.6)
Hookworm	209	7.5 (6.3, 8.7)	96 (24, 6,732)	598	21.4 (19.4, 23.3)	--
Necator americanus	--	--	--	515	18.4 (16.5, 20.3)	20.8 (13.9, 35.5)
Ancylostoma ceylanicum	--	--	--	106	3.8 (2.9, 4.6)	23.6 (14.4, 37.8)
Ancylostoma duodenale	--	--	--	1	< 0.001 (0.0, 0.10)	27.2 (27.2, 27.2)
Trichuris trichiura	195	7.0 (5.6, 8.3)	96 (24, 5,040)	343	12.3 (10.3, 14.2)	27.7 (21.4, 40.0)
Strongyloides stercoralis	--	--	--	17	0.6 (0.3, 0.9)	24.6 (19.1, 31.8)