COMBINATION OF FIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS TO ESTIMATE THE PREVALENCE OF HOOKWORM INFECTION AMONG SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN FROM A RURAL AREA OF COLOMBIA.

•The five studied tests for hookworm detection had high specificity.•The direct exam, Ritchie-Frick and Harada Mori tests had poor sensitivity.•The Kato-Katz and agar plate had sensitivities between 50 and 90%, and kappa=0.76.•Model-based prevalence estimates agreed with the Kato-Katz and agar plate.•Data supports parallel use of Kato-Katz and agar plate for hookworm detection.