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Table 7 Total number of helminths types present in a latrine faecal sample

From: Is there a difference in prevalence of helminths between households using ecological sanitation and those using traditional pit latrines? A latrine based cross sectional comparative study in Malawi

Total number of helminths types present in a latrine faecal sample

EcoSan latrines (%)

Traditional pit latrines (%)

Total number of latrines (% of total)

None

10 (45.5)

12 (54.5)

22 (14.1)

One

22 (45.8)

26 (54.2)

48 (30.8)

Two

13 (34.2)

25 (65.8)

38 (24.4)

Three

13 (37.1)

22 (62.9)

35 (22.4)

Four

3 (27.3)

8 (72.7)

11 (7.1)

Five

0 (0.0)

2 (100.0)

2 (1.3)

Six

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Total

61

95

156