Table 6 Intensity (median EPG/LPG; min-max) of four soil transmitted helminths with respect to elevation and sex of children in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Overall intensity (Min-Max)

165.3 (0.6–8653.9)

5.1 (0.2–61.8)

0.6 (0.2–10.2)

0.2 (0.2–4.7)

Infected children

N = 12

N = 19

N = 22

N = 21

Intensity HEE (Min-Max)

165.3 (0.6–8653.9)

6.4 (0.4–61.8)

0.4 (0.2–9.8)

0.2 (0.2–2.2)

HEE^* male (Min-Max)

242.7 (188.9–8653.9)

5.5 (0.4–61.8)

0.4 (0.2–9.8)

0.4 (0.2–2.2)

HEE female (Min-Max)

80.8 (0.6–231.4)

7.0 (2.3–34.3)

0.4 (0.2–3.9)

0.2 (0.2–0.2)

Infected children

N = 0

N = 6

N = 17

N = 42

Intensity LEE (Min-Max)

0.7 (0.2–5.1)

0.8 (0.3–10.2)

0.2 (0.2–4.7)

LEE^o male (Min-Max)

0

0.4 (0.2–5.1)

1.0 (0.4–8.2)

0.2 (0.2–4.7)

LEE female (Min-Max)

0

0.8 (0.6–1.7)

0.8 (0.4–10.2)

0.2 (0.2–2.2)