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Table 8 summary of species-specific pooled prevalence estimates of STHs among Ethiopian children, 2020

From: Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infections among preschool and school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Parasites

Number of studies

Sample size

positives

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

Heterogeneity

p value

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

  1. CI Confidence Interval