Table 4: Mean epg of helminth infections among school aged children and youth in Kouoptamo.

 

Number of Children and Youth

 

Parasite

Examined

Infected

 mean epg (Mean ± SD)

Ascaris lumbricoides

403

34

1295.59 ± 2165.37

Hookworm

403

19

631.58 ± 459.53

Trichuris trichiura

403

13

538.46  ±  540.51

epg: eggs per gram of faeces.