Table 1 Intestinal parasites in diarrheal patients at Gondar teaching hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, October 2006 to March 2007.
Intestinal parasites | Male (n = 180) No. (%) | Female(n = 204) No. (%) | Total (n = 384) No. (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar | 8(4.4) | 20(9.8) | 28(7.3) | 0.044 |
Giardia lamblia | 5 (2.8) | 14(6.9) | 19(5.0) | 0.066 |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 10(5.6) | 11 (5.4) | 21(5.5) | 1.00 |
Strongyloides stercoralis | 6 (3.3) | 6 (2.9) | 12(3.1) | 0.82 |
Schistosoma mansoni | 6 (3.3) | 6(2.9) | 12(3.1) | 0.82 |
Hookworm infection | 3 (1.7) | 4(2.0) | 7(1.8) | 1.00♣ |
Hymenolepis species | 3 (1.7) | 2 (1.0) | 5(1.3) | 0.67♣ |
Cryptosporidium parvum | 4 (2.2) | 3(1.5) | 7(1.8) | 0.71♣ |
Isospora belli | 0 (0) | 5(2.5) | 5(1.3) | 0.063♣ |
Multiple infections | 12 (6.7) | 12 (5.9) | 24 (6.3) | 0.751 |
Overall prevalence | 57 (31.7) | 83(40.8) | 140 (36.5) | 0.066 |