Table 3 Infection intensity of S. mansoni and the STHs detected among the school children in Mizan-Aman Town, 2013
Parasite species | Infection intensity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Light n(%) | Moderate n(%) | Heavy n(%) | Mean egg count (epg) | |
S. mansoni (n = 206) | 72 (35) | 125 (60.7) | 9 (4.4) | 175 ± 107 |
A. lumbricoides (n = 132) | 76 (57.6) | 49 (37.1) | 7 (5.3) | 15,263 ± 1,9857 |
T. trichiura (n = 86) | 32 (37.2) | 51 (59.3) | 3 (3.5) | 3295 ± 4163 |