Table 1 The prevalence of STHs using Combined, FEC, KK, STS and APC techniques among school children in ANRS, from October to December,2019.(n = 520)
Parasite | Diagnostic technique | Prevalence detected by each method | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | 95% CI | ||
A. lumbricoides | Combined | 40 | 7.7 | 5.4–10 |
FEC | 13 | 2.5 | 1.2–3.8 | |
KK | 20 | 3.8 | 2.2–5.5 | |
STS | 32 | 6.2 | 4.2–8.4 | |
Hookworm | Combined | 176 | 33.8 | 29.8–37.9 |
FEC | 113 | 21.7 | 18.2–25.3 | |
KK | 98 | 18.8 | 15.5–22.2 | |
STS | 137 | 26.3 | 22.5–30.1 | |
APC | 152 | 29.2 | 25.3–33.2 | |
T. trichiura | Combined | 4 | 0.8 | 0.02–1.5 |
FEC | 3 | 0.6 | 0.08–1.2 | |
KK | 3 | 0.6 | 0.08–1.2 | |
STS | 4 | 0.8 | 0.02–1.5 | |
STHs | Combined | 212 | 40.8 | 36.6–45.1 |
FEC | 127 | 24.4 | 20.1–28.3 | |
KK | 117 | 22.5 | 19.1–26.3 | |
STS | 168 | 32.4 | 28.4–36.5 | |