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Table 3 STH prevalencea and PC coverage (95% CI) by risk group and sub-districtb, Sirajganj District

From: Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in four districts in Bangladesh: household cluster surveys of prevalence and intervention status

Sub-district

(risk group = n)

PSAC

SAC

Adults

Any STH

PC received ≤ 6 months ago

Any STH

PC received ≤ 6 months ago

Any STH

PC received ≤ 6 months ago

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

Belkuchi

PSAC = 38;SAC = 35;Adult = 30

23

60.5 (39.4–78.3)

14

36.8 (19.9–57.8)

20

57.1 (39.5–73.1)

21

60.0 (17.6–91.4)

15

50.0 (20.2–79.8)

11

36.7 (20.0–57.2)

Chauhali

PSAC = 18; SAC = 21; Adult = 18

6

33.3 (23.4–44.9)

1

5.6 (0.5–39.9)

9

42.9 (37.0–48.9)

20

95.2 (86.0–98.5)

5

27.8 (15.7–44.2)

0

0.0 N/A

Kamarkhanda

PSAC = 18; SAC = 14; Adult = 11

5

27.8 c

3

16.7 c

7

50.0 c

11

78.6 (78.6–78.6)

1

9.1 c

1

9.1 c

Kazipur

PSAC = 48; SAC = 39; Adult = 31

3

6.3 (1.8–19.3)

20

41.7 (12.3–78.4)

2

5.1 (2. –11.7)

33

84.6 (54.3–96.2)

1

3.2 (0.5–19.3)

6

19.4 (4.1–57.6)

Royganj

PSAC = 38; SAC = 41; Adult = 37

8

21.1 (13.9–30.6)

11

28.9 (15.7–47.1)

11

26.8 (14.2–44.8)

33

80.5 (44.5–95.5)

4

10.8 (6.5–17.5)

5

13.5 (8.3–21.2)

Shahjadpur

PSAC = 66; SAC = 65; Adult = 68

23

34.8 (20.9–51.9)

14

21.2 (9.5–40.9)

15

23.1 (8.7–48.6)

50

76.9 (54.6–90.2)

19

27.9 (19.9–37.6)

3

4.4 (1.2–15.1)

Sirajganj Sadar

PSAC = 65; SAC = 81; Adult = 57

23

35.4 (24.9–47.5)

13

20.0 (10.5–34.7)

24

29.6 (18.0–44.6)

64

79.0 (46.6–94.2)

14

24.6 (16.0–35.8)

8

14.0 (4.4–36.9)

Tarash

PSAC = 23; SAC = 28; Adult = 22

2

8.7 (2.3–27.9)

2

8.7 (2.3–27.9)

2

7.1 (1.6–27.3)

28

100.0 N/A

2

9.1 (1.9–33.5)

2

9.1 (1.9–33.5)

Ullah Para

PSAC = 57; SAC = 83; Adult = 60

15

26.3 (12.9–46.2)

14

24.6 (11.7–44.5)

23

27.7 (14. –45.9)

64

77.1 (44.0–93.5)

17

28.3 (17.2–42.9)

4

6.7 (2.4–17.3)

  1. aAmong participants who provided a valid stool sample
  2. bSample size was powered to the district-level only and estimates are less precise and stable at the sub-district level because of the smaller number of observations and clusters
  3. c95% confidence intervals not calculated due to only one strata and small number of observations