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

Table 8

Degree of infection.

	Intensity of infection
Parasites	Light (%)	Moderate (%)	Heavy (%)	Total
Ascaris lumbricoides	13 (40.6)	8 (25.0)	11 (34.4)	32 (100)
Trichuris trichiura	12 (80.0)	3 (20.0)	—	15 (100)
Hookworm	14 (87.5)	2 (12.5)	—	16 (100)
Total	39 (61.90)	13 (18.84)	11 (17.46)	63 (100)