Intestinal Helminth Infections and Associated Risk Factors among School-Aged Children of Bamendjou Community, West Region of Cameroon

Table 1

Thresholds for classification of STHs according to degrees of infection.

Parasites	Light (low) (EPG)	Moderate (EPG)	High (heavy) (EPG)
A. lumbricoides	1-4.999	5.000-9.999	≥10.000
T. trichiura	1-1.999	2.000-3.999	≥4.000
Hookworm	1-1.999	2.000-3.999	≥4.000

EPG: egg per gram of feces; STHs: soil-transmitted helminths.