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Single stool samples were collected between January and March, 2009 from 352 children randomly selected from a total of 456 children attending both private and government schools. The stool samples were processed using the modified Kato\u2013Katz technique, and then examined for the eggs of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). One hundred and twenty-one (34.4%) samples were positive for STH eggs. The overall prevalences of <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic> and hookworm were 33.2%, 3.7% and 0.9%, respectively. The prevalence of STH infection in government schools (47.8%) was significantly higher than in private schools (16.1%) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). The most common type of mixed infection was the combination of <jats:italic>A. lumbricoides<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>T. trichiura<\/jats:italic> (6.8%). The prevalence and intensity of <jats:italic>A. lumbricoides<\/jats:italic> rose with age. The lowest prevalence and intensity (7.7%; 0.240\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.136 eggs per gram (epg)) were recorded in the 2- to 3-year-old age group, while the highest prevalence and intensity (58.7%; 1.820\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.237\u00a0epg) were recorded in children aged 10 years and above. A questionnaire survey indicated that 73% of the children attending private school had been treated with anthelminthics less than 2 months prior to the collection of stool specimens, while 43% of the children attending government school received anthelminthic treatment during the same period. 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