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Table 5 Prevalence (95% confidence interval) comparison of three soil transmitted helminths detected (N = 65) with Wisconsin and Kato-Katz in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

From: Soil transmitted helminth infection in primary school children varies with ecozone in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

 

Ascaris sp.

Trichuris sp.

Hookworms

Overall prevalence

Wisconsin (95% CI)

3.2 (0–8.4)

11.3 (2.6–20.0)

19.4 (8.7–30.0)

Prevalence

Kato Katz (95% CI)

3.1 (0–8.0)

7.7 (0.4–14.9)

3.1 (0–8.0)

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Tropical Medicine and Health

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