Table 5 Intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections among pregnant women attending ANC in Doreni district, Ilu Aba Bor Zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2023 (n = 416)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascaris species | No | 48 | 38 |
Yes | 77 | 61.6 | |
Hookworm species | No | 92 | 73.4 |
Yes | 33 | 26.4 | |
Tricuris | No | 116 | 92.8 |
Yes | 9 | 7.2 | |
Double infection | No | 119 | 95.2 |
Yes | 6 | 4.8 | |
Soil-transmitted helminths | Yes | 125 | 30 |
No | 291 | 70 | |
Ascaris intensity infection | Light intensity infection < 4999 epg | 77 | 100 |
Hook worm Intensity infection | Light intensity infection < 1,999 epg | 23 | 69.69 |
Moderate intensity infection 2000-3999 epg | 10 | 30 | |
Tricuris intensity infection | Light intensity infection < 999 epg | 9 | 100 |