Table 1: List of selected communities SN LGA Communities Latitude Longitude 1 Ipokia Ago Sasa 6.59089 2.76065 2 Yewa-south Owo 6.78457 2.89720 3 Yewa-south Ireagbo-are 6.75602 2.94780 4 Ifo Akinsinnde 6.80818 3.16144 5 Ado-odo Ado-odo 6.58768 2.93374 6 Ado-odo Abebi-ota 6.68965 3.24330 7 Ijebu-ode Molipa 6.83606 3.91120 8 Obafemi-owode Ajebo 7.10955 3.71174 9 Obafemi-owode Odofin-odo 6.92744 3.55220 10 Obafemi-owode Oba-seriki 7.01712 3.34230 11 Imeko-afon Wasinmi-okuta 7.52948 2.76750 12 Imeko-afon Iwoye-ketu 7.55782 2.74486 13 Yewa-north Igan ikoto 7.15339 3.04281 14 Yewa-north Oke rori 7.24805 3.02368 15 Yewa-north Saala orile 7.21253 2.97420 16 Yewa-north Araromi joga 7.23323 3.02514 17 Ewekoro Abule Oko 6.86859 3.19430 18 Shagamu Ipoji 6.84440 3.65006 19 Shagamu Odelemo 6.74479 3.66392 20 Ikenne Irolu 6.90834 3.72447 21 Odogbolu Ikosa 6.83873 3.76291 22 Ijebu-east Itele 6.76299 4.06629 23 Ijebu-east Imobi 6.65920 4.17934 24 Ijebu north-east Atan 6.89712 4.00414 25 Abeokuta-south Ibon 7.15864 3.35519 26 Ijebu north Agric 6.93907 3.83253 27 Ijebu north Japara 6.97274 3.99278 28 Remo north Akaka 6.94053 3.71328 29 Odeda Alabata 7.31567 3.53351 30 Odeda Olodo 7.29659 3.60758 31 Abeokuta north Imala odo 7.32122 3.18115 32 Ogun water-side Abigi 6.48618 4.39408 33 Ogun water-side Iwopin 6.51054 4.16990 Table 2: Sex and age distribution of study participants SN LGA Sex (%) Age in years (%) Number Male Female <5yrs 5-15yrs 16-25yrs 26-40yrs 41-70yrs >70yrs Examined 1 Abeokuta north 87 28(32.2) 59(67.8) 7(8.0) 64(7.6) 9(10.3) 3(3.4) 4(4.6) 0(0) 2 Abeokuta south 20 11(55.0) 9(45.0) 0(0) 0(0) 6(30.0) 4(20.0) 10(50.0) 0(0) 3 Ado-odo ota 84 32(38.1) 52(61.9) 0(0) 1(1.2) 12(14.3) 23(27.4) 43(51.2) 5(6.0) 4 Ewekoro 61 23(37.7) 38(62.3) 0(0) 21(34.4) 10(16.4) 15(24.6) 15(24.6) 0(0) 5 Ifo 37 13(35.1) 24(64.9) 0(0) 0(0) 3(8.1) 17(45.9) 15(40.5) 2(5.4) 6 Ijebu east 71 34(47.9) 37(52.1) 0(0) 2(2.8) 12(16.9) 23(32.4) 30(42.3) 4(5.6) 7 Ijebu north 54 35(64.8) 19(35.2) 0(0) 1(1.9) 2(3.7) 17(31.5) 23(42.6) 11(20.4) 8 Ijebu north-east 27 15(55.6) 12(44.4) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 4(14.8) 12(44.4) 11(40.7) 9 Ijebu ode 46 17(37.0) 29(63.0) 0(0) 0(0) 6(13.0) 23(50.0) 1(28.3) 4(8.7) 10 Ikenne 39 18(46.2) 21(53.8) 1(2.6) 13(33.3) 4(10.3) 7(17.9) 10(25.6) 4(10.3) 11 Imeko-afon 90 31(34.4) 59(65.6) 1(1.1) 17(18.9) 16(17.8) 28(31.1) 23(25.6) 5(5.6) 12 Ipokia 42 20(47.6) 22(52.4) 0(0) 1(2.4) 9(21.4) 17(40.5) 14(33.3) 1(2.4) 13 Obafemi-owode 89 35(39.3) 54(60.7) 0(0) 1(1.1) 16(18.0) 34(38.2) 31(34.8) 7(7.9) 14 Odeda 108 54(50.0) 54(50.0) 0(0) 4(3.7) 10(9.3) 37(34.3) 45(41.7) 12(11.1) 15 Odogbolu 77 22(28.6) 55(71.4) 0(0) 3(3.9) 3(3.9) 21(27.3) 41(53.2) 9(11.7) 16 Ogun waterside 126 41(32.5) 85(67.5) 0(0) 2(1.6) 6(4.8) 55(43.7) 54(42.9) 9(7.1) 17 Remo north 22 7(31.8) 15(68.2) 0(0) 0(0) 1(4.5) 10(45.5) 9(40.9) 2(9.1) 18 Shagamu 168 30(17.9) 138(82.1) 1(0.6) 21(12.5) 12(7.1) 46(27.4) 80(47.6) 8(4.8) 19 Yewa north 156 99(63.5) 57(36.5) 4(2.6) 5(3.2) 13(8.3) 42(26.9) 83(53.2) 9(5.8) 20 Yewa south 95 35(36.8) 60(63.2) 0(0) 5(5.3) 6(6.3) 28(29.5) 54(56.8) 2(2.1) Total 1499 600(40.0) 899(60.0) 14(0.9) 161(10.7) 156(10.4) 454(30.3) 609(40.6) 105(7.0) Table 3: Prevalence estimates for Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm infections in Ogun State SN LGA NCE NSE A. lumbricoides T. Trichiura Hookworm Any STH NP (%) NP (%) NP (%) NP (%) 1 Abeokuta North 1 40 7(17.5) 0(0) 1(2.5) 8(20.0) 2 Abeokuta South 1 14 5(37.5) 0(0) 1(7.1) 6(42.9) 3 Ado-odo ota 2 56 6(10.7) 4(7.1) 2(3.6) 8(14.3) 4 Ewekoro 1 46 3(6.5) 0(0) 0(0) 3(6.5) 5 Ifo 1 19 5(26.3) 0(0) 3(15.8) 7(36.8) 6 Ijebu East 2 38 6(15.8) 1(2.6) 0(0) 6(15.8) 7 Ijebu North 2 48 6(12.5) 0(0) 1(2.1) 6(12.5) 8 Ijebu North-East 1 26 4(15.4) 0(0) 0(0) 4(15.4) 9 Ijebu Ode 1 25 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 10 Ikenne 1 36 11(30.6) 0(0) 0(0) 11(30.6) 11 Imeko-Afon 2 86 4(4.7) 0(0) 2(2.3) 5(5.8) 12 Ipokia 1 13 4(30.8) 3(23.1) 2(15.4) 5(38.5) 13 Obafemi-Owode 3 54 15(27.8) 4(7.4) 9(16.7) 22(40.7) 14 Odeda 2 71 4(5.6) 0(0) 6(8.5) 8(11.3) 15 Odogbolu 1 54 6(11.1) 0(0) 1(1.9) 7(13.0) 16 Ogun waterside 2 85 16(18.8) 1(1.2) 5(5.9) 20(23.5) 17 Remo North 1 15 4(26.7) 0(0) 2(13.3) 6(40.0) 18 Shagamu 2 128 9(7.0) 0(0) 3(2.3) 10(7.8) 19 Yewa North 4 114 3(2.6) 1(0.9) 2(1.8) 6(5.3) 20 Yewa South 2 59 22(37.3) 3(5.1) 7(11.9) 29(49.2) Total 33 1027 140(13.6) 17(1.7) 47(4.6) 177(17.2) Df 19 19 19 19 Chi-square 95.325 73.24 54.68 131.097 P-value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NCS=number of communities sampled, NSE=number of stools examined, NP= number positive Df=Degree of freedom. Table 4: Intensity estimates for Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm infections in Ogun State SN LGA NCS NSE A. lumbricoides T. Trichiura Hookworm Any STH Mean EPG ± SE Mean EPG ± SE Mean EPG ± SE Mean EPG ± SE 1 Abeokuta north 1 40 0.19±0.08 0.00±0.00 0.03±0.03 0.22±0.08 2 Abeokuta south 1 14 0.18±0.07 0.00±0.00 0.00±0.00 0.21±0.07 3 Ado-odo ota 2 56 0.09±0.03 0.00±0.00 0.05±0.02 0.14±0.05 4 Ewekoro 1 46 0.05±0.03 0.00±0.00 0.00±0.00 0.05±0.03 5 Ifo 1 19 0.32±0.13 0.00±0.00 0.12±0.07 0.41±0.13 6 Ijebu east 2 38 0.10±0.04 0.01±0.01 0.00±0.00 0.11±0.04 7 Ijebu north 2 48 0.09±0.04 0.00±0.00 0.01±0.01 0.09±0.04 8 Ijebu north east 1 26 0.20±0.11 0.00±0.00 0.00±0.00 0.20±0.11 9 Ijebu ode 1 25 0.00±0.00 0.00±0.00 0.00±0.00 0.00±0.00 10 Ikenne 1 36 0.20±0.60 0.00±0.00 0.00±0.00 0.20±0.06 11 Imeko-afon 2 86 0.01±0.01 0.00±0.00 0.01±0.01 0.03±0.01 12 Ipokia 1 13 0.15±0.07 0.10±0.05 0.04±0.03 0.23±0.09 13 Obafemi-owode 3 54 0.31±0.07 0.04±0.02 0.13±0.04 0.45±0.07 14 Odeda 2 71 0.07±0.03 0.00±0.00 0.10±0.04 0.14±0.05 15 Odogbolu 1 54 0.04±0.01 0.00±0.00 0.02±0.02 0.06±0.02 16 Ogun waterside 2 85 0.14±0.03 0.01±0.01 0.01±0.01 0.15±0.03 17 Remo north 1 15 0.14±0.06 0.00±0.00 0.04±0.02 0.18±0.06 18 Shagamu 2 128 0.05±0.02 0.00±0.00 0.01±0.01 0.06±0.02 19 Yewa north 4 114 0.02±0.01 0.01±0.01 0.01±0.00 0.04±0.01 20 Yewa south 2 59 0.32±0.05 0.04±0.02 0.08±0.03 0.43±0.06 Total 33 1027 0.11±0.01 0.01±0.00 0.03±0.01 0.14±0.01 NCS=number of communities sampled, NSE=number of stools examined, EPG=egg per gram of faeces Table 5: Prevalence of STH infections by sex and age characteristics LGA NE A.