Table 6 Concentration of helminths per gram of faecal sludge in EcoSan and traditional pit latrines by district
Name of helminth | Blantyre District | Chikwawa District | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EcoSan latrines | Traditional pit latrines | EcoSan | Traditional pit latrines | Â | |
STH | |||||
 Ascaris lumbricoides | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 0.46 |
 Hookworms | 26.2 | 19.7 | 8.0 | 21.5 | 0.81 |
 Trichuris trichiura | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.18 |
 Taenia spp. | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.53 |
Other helminths | |||||
 Schistosoma mansoni | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.11 |
 D. latum | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.67 |
Overall (all helminths) | 35.1 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 32.6 | 0.58 |