Prevalence and Determinants of Geohelminthiasis among School-Age Children in Jimma City, Ethiopia

Table 2

Intensity of STH infections among SAC in the peri-urban Kebeles of Jimma City, Ethiopia, July to September 2021 (n = 748).

STH species	Number of STH cases (%)	Infection intensity
		Geometric mean EPG (95% CI)	Light (%)	Moderate (%)
A. lumbricoides	75 (15.7)	688.8 (457.1–1007.7)	62 (82.7)	13 (17.3)
T. trichiura	43 (9.0)	146.7 (107.4–202.0)	41 (95.3)	2 (4.7)
Hookworm	10 (2.1)	170.7 (107.0–282.2)	10 (100)	0
Overall	128	367.4 (278.0–480.0)	113 (88.3)	15 (11.7)

EPG: eggs per gram; CI: confidence interval.