Prevalence and intensity of parasitic infections, clinical signs and self-reported symptoms and diseases among 4,848 school children in Côte d'Ivoire.

Parasite prevalences are provided in % of all included school children. Data on infection intensities are provided as % of all positive cases. Prevalences of clinical or self-reported morbidities are given in % of all included school children.
aIntensities of intestinal helminth infections are categorized according to WHO guidelines [7].
bDefined as hemoglobin levels below 115 g/l and below 120 g/l in children aged 5–11 years and 12–16 years, respectively.
cCalculated according to WHO child growth standards [42]; defined as BMI-for-age (wasting) and height-for-age (stunting) resulting in a Z-score <−2.
dDefined as any of the assessed nutritional indicators resulting in a Z-score <−2; this includes wasting, stunting, and weight-for-age (underweight).
eDefined as palpable liver and spleen (≥grade 1 by Hackett's classification), respectively.
fClinical malaria is defined as being Plasmodium-positive and having fever (≥38°C).
Prevalence and intensity of parasitic infections, clinical signs and self-reported symptoms and diseases among 4,848 school children in Côte d'Ivoire.