|
Name of helminth
|
EcoSan latrines
|
Traditional pit latrines
|
Total
|
P value*
|
|---|
|
STH
|
|
Ascaris lumbricoides
|
3.3 (2.0–4.5)
|
4.7 (1.8–7.6)
|
4.1 (2.3–5.9)
|
0.43
|
|
Hookworms
|
19.6 (11.4–27.9)
|
21.1 (12.8–29.4)
|
20.5 (14.6–26.5)
|
0.80
|
|
Trichuris trichiura
|
0.1 (0–0.3)
|
0.02 (0.0–0.06)
|
0.06 (0.02–0.14)
|
0.17
|
|
Taenia spp.
|
3.0 (1.2–4.9)
|
4.7 (0.8–8.6)
|
4.0 (1.6–6.5)
|
0.52
|
|
Other helminths
|
|
Schistosoma mansoni
|
0.2 (0.0–0.4)
|
0.6 (0.2–0.9)
|
0.4 (0.2–0.6)
|
0.11
|
|
D. latum
|
0.2 (0–0.5)
|
0.1 (0.0–0.2)
|
0.1 (0.0–0.3)
|
0.25
|
|
Overall
|
26.4 (16.5–36.3)
|
31.2 (19.1–43.2)
|
29.3 (21.1–37.6)
|
0.57
|
- * P value for the difference in means between EcoSan and traditional pit latrines using t test
