Research Article
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) |
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