Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Top Soils Used for Horticultural Purposes in Cape Coast, Ghana

Table 2

Selected descriptive statistics of helminth eggs (g⁻¹ soil) according to age of use of top soil ( for less than one-year soils, 11 for one to two years’ soils, and 14 for more than two years’ soils).

	Median	Maximum	Minimum	Sum
Ascaris
<1 yr	3.5	6	1	50
1-2 yrs	2	3	1	26
>2 yrs	1.5	4	0	25
Hookworm
<1 yr	2	3	1	29
1-2 yrs	1	3	0	13
>2 yrs	1	3	0	13
Whipworm
<1 yr	0	1	0	4
1-2 yrs	0	1	0	3
>2 yrs	0	1	0	3