Scatter plots of arithmetic egg counts (eggs per gram of feces—EPG) comparing the Kato-Katz direct fecal smear (KK) and the McMaster counting method (MM).

<p>The graphs are presented separately for each soil-transmitted helminths: A. <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i>, B. Hookworm, C. <i>Trichuris trichiura</i>. Correlation was measures using Spearman’s correlation coefficient: 0.86 for <i>A</i>. <i>lumbricoides</i>, 0.88 for hookworm and 0.63 for <i>T</i>. <i>trichiura</i>.