Intestinal helminths | Prevalence detected by each method | Kappa value | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct wet mount microscopy (N = 372) | FEC method (N = 372) | |||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||
Total intestinal helminths | 70 | 18.8 | 92 | 24.7 | 0.81 | < 0.001 |
Mixed infection | 2 | 0.54 | 4 | 1.08 | ND | < 0.001 |
Hook worm | 48 | 12.9 | 56 | 15.1 | 0.84 | < 0.001 |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 20 | 5.37 | 24 | 6.5 | 0.88 | < 0.001 |
Hymenolepis nana | 2 | 0.54 | 6 | 1.61 | 0.39 | < 0.001 |
Taenia species | NPF | – | 5 | 1.34 | ND | NA |
Strogyloides stercoralis | NPF | – | 1 | 0.27 | ND | NA |