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Four hundred and ninety-four (494) faecal samples were examined for various intestinal helminth parasites in four communities of Asari-Toru Local Government Area, Niger Delta, Nigeria . Buguma, Ido, Minnama, and Omekwe-ama. Of the number examined, 273 (55.3%) were positive for Ascaris, hookworm, Trichuris, Strongyloides, and Enterobius. Species. Prevalence of infection with these parasites decreased with increasing age. It was highest in individuals of 10-14 years old, followed by 15-19 years old and the lowest occurred in individuals of 40-44+ years. Statistical analyses show that infections with these intestinal helminth parasites were both community dependent (p value = 1.80, i.e. p