Parasites | Number of studies | Sample size | positives | Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | Heterogeneity | p value | |
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Q | I2 (%) | |||||||
Ascaris lumbricoides | 85 | 58,234 | 9339 | 17 | 15–19% | 8961.94 | 99.06 | p < 0.001 |
Trichuris trichiura | 76 | 54,854 | 3312 | 6 | 6–7% | 3766.86 | 98.01 | p < 0.001 |
Hookworms | 76 | 57,289 | 7754 | 12 | 10–13% | 7920.16 | 99.05 | p < 0.001 |
Strongyloides stercoralis | 26 | 11,748 | 236 | 1 | 1–2% | 179.49 | 86.07 | p < 0.001 |