Current Status of Soil-Transmitted Helminths among School Children in Kakamega County, Western Kenya

Table 3

Prevalence and mean intensity of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) per sub-county.

Sub-county	STHs combined		Hookworm		A. lumbricoides		T. trichiura
	Pr% (95% CI)	Avg intensity	Pr% (95% CI)	Avg intensity	Pr% (95% CI)	Avg intensity	Pr% (95% CI)	Avg intensity
Kakamega South	44.7 (28.4–70.3)	7029 (6285–7860)	0.9 (0.1–62)	120 (41–355)	3.3 (26.6–70.4)	7259 (6707–7857)	1.4 (0.8–2.5)	24 (19–30)
Kakamega East	38.3 (27.8–52.6)	7125 (4594–11050)	0	0	37.9 (27.9–51.6)	7185 (4667–11064)	0.3 (0–2.3)	0
Kakamega Central	52.1 (34.9–77.8)	10768 (8822–13144)	0	0	52.1 (35–77.8)	10763 (8808–13153)	0.9 (0.1–6.9)	264 (39–1804)