Table 1 Overview of the published reports considered for review
From: Prevalence and distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in India
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
No. Of studies | 39 (100) |
Studied Population | |
 Children | 33 (85) |
 Adult | 6 (15) |
Parasite species reported | |
 All three | 21 (54) |
  A. lumbricoides + T. trichiura | 7 (18) |
  A. lumbricoides + Hookworm | 6 (15) |
  A. lumbricoides only | 4 (10) |
 Hookworm only | 1 (3) |
Stool examination method | |
 Direct smear only | 9 (23) |
 Direct smear and/or salt-flotation, Zinc Sulphate flotation, Formalin-Ether concentration, mini-FLOTAC | 24 (62) |
 Kato-katz method | 6 (15) |