Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Coinfection of Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis among Primary School Children in Biase, Southern Nigeria

Table 3

Prevalence of STHs according to communities in Biase LGA, Cross River State.

Communities ()	Ascaris lumbricoides (%)	Hookworms (%)	Trichuris trichiura (%)	STHs (%)
Abini (115)	7 (6.09)	2 (1.74)	3 (2.61)	12 (10.44)
Adim (105)	16 (15.24)	0 (0.00)	4 (3.81)	20 (19.05)
Akparavuni (100)	2 (2.00)	0 (0.00)	5 (5.00)	7 (7.00)
Akpet Central (110)	3 (2.73)	2 (1.82)	0 (0.0)	5 (4.55)
Betem (110)	6 (5.46)	10 (9.09)	2 (1.82)	18 (16.36)
Ibogo (90)	1 (1.11)	5 (5.56)	3 (3.33)	9 (10.00)
Total (630)	35 (5.56)	19 (3.02)	17 (2.70)	71 (11.27)
	26.300	23.419	6.028	16.229
Df	5	5	5	5
value	<0.001	<0.001	0.303	<0.001
C.I.	0.069–11.597	-0.839–7.172	1.026–4.641	5.487–18.179

: number examined. Significant at .