Table 1.
Soil contamination by Toxocara eggs in the subdistricts and public schools in Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.
| Study site | No. of soil samples | No. of positive samples | Rate of contamination (%) | 95% CI | Fisher's exact test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krung Ching | p=0.005 | ||||
| S1 | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | ||
| S2 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | ||
| S3 | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 8 | 26.7 | 12.3, 45.9 | |
| Nopphitam | |||||
| S4 | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | ||
| S5 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | ||
| S6 | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | ||
| S7 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 8 | 20.0 | 9.1, 35.6 | |
| Na Reng | |||||
| S8 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| S9 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| S10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Karo | |||||
| S11 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | ||
| S12 | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 11.9, 54.3 | |
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| Overall | 120 | 22 | 18.3 | 11.9, 26.4 | |