Table 5.
Intensity of STH infections in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Tripura, 2015–2016
| State | Intensity of STH infection | Ascaris lumbricoides | Hookworm | Trichuris trichiura | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % (95% CI) | Number | % (95% CI) | Number | % (95% CI) | ||
| Chhattisgarh | No infection | 381 | 26.4 (19.6–34.7) | 1,150 | 79.8 (70.4–86.7) | 1,440 | 99.9 (98.94–99.98) |
| Light | 1,040 | 72.1 (64.4–78.8) | 279 | 19.4 (12.8–28.2) | 2 | 0.1 (0.02–1.06) | |
| Moderate | 21 | 1.5 (0.8–2.6) | 7 | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) | – | – | |
| Heavy | – | – | 6 | 0.4 (0.2–1.0) | – | – | |
| Mean eggs per gram of stool | 751 | 407 | 24 | ||||
| Telangana | No infection | 582 | 40.3 (33.9–47.1) | 1,387 | 96.1 (94.0–97.5) | 1,439 | 99.7 (99.3–99.9) |
| Light | 856 | 59.3 (52.6–65.8) | 56 | 3.9 (2.5–6.1) | 3 | 0.2 (0.1–0.6) | |
| Moderate | 5 | 0.3 (0.12–0.96) | – | – | 1 | 0.1 (0.009–0.5) | |
| Heavy | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Mean eggs per gram of stool | 294 | 113 | 285 | ||||
| Tripura | No infection | 209 | 48.8 (35.0–62.9) | 404 | 94.4 (83.8–98.2) | 392 | 91.6 (74.7–97.6) |
| Light | 218 | 50.9 (36.9–64.8) | 24 | 5.6 (1.8–16.3) | 26 | 6.1 (2.3–15.0) | |
| Moderate | 1 | 0.2 (0.02–2.3) | – | – | 7 | 1.6 (0.2–13.0) | |
| Heavy | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0.7 (0.1–5.9) | |
| Mean eggs per gram of stool | 343 | 145 | 2,113 | ||||