Temporal and spatial patterns of Trichuris trichiura eggs: a potential threat to human health in Pakistan

Fig. 1.

Prevalence rates of Trichuris trichiura’s eggs, in overall and according to sampling seasons and months, in soil samples of urban areas of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan_

Sampling seasons or months1	Number of soil samples	Infested	Prevalence (%±C.I.2)	P value
Autumn	900	19	2.11±0.009	0.000*
Winter	900	6	0.66±0.005
Springer	900	2	0.22±0.003
Summer	900	8	0.88±0.005
September	300	10	3.33±0.019	0.000*
October	300	7	2.33±0.017
November	300	2	0.67±0.009
December	300	3	1.00±0.011
January	300	2	0.67±0.009
February	300	1	0.33±0.005
March	300	0	0.00±0.000
April	300	1	0.33±0.005
May	300	1	0.33±0.005
June	300	2	0.67±0.009
July	300	2	0.67±0.009
August	300	4	1.33±0.013
Total	3600	35	0.97±0.003

Prevalence rates of Trichuris trichiura’s eggs, in overall and according to sampling urban areas, in soil samples of urban areas of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan_

Sampling urban areas	Number of soil samples	Infested	Prevalence (%±C.I.1)	P value
Allama Iqbal Town	600	11	1.83±0.009	0.117
Wapda Town	600	6	1.00±0.007
Valenchia Town	600	2	0.33±0.003
Cantt	600	3	0.50±0.005
Gulberg	600	6	1.00±0.007
Samanabad	600	7	1.16±0.007
Total	3600	35	0.97±0.003