Table 2 Distribution of entero-parasites in different types of school
From: Intestinal parasitosis in school children of Lalitpur district of Nepal
Intestinal parasites | Private school | Government | Community | Total | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Total cases = 450) | School (Total cases = 475) | School (Total cases = 467) | |||
Protozoa | 41 | 133 | 15 | 189 | 13.6 |
Giardia lamblia | 27 | 69 | 7 | 103 | 7.4 |
Entamoeba histolytica | 8 | 37 | 2 | 47 | 3.4 |
Cyclospora cayetanensis | 4 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 1.6 |
Entamoeba coli | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 1.0 |
Blastocystis hominis | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 |
Helminths | 3 | 37 | 3 | 43 | 3.1 |
Hymenolepis nana | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1.0 |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0.7 |
Trichuris trichiura | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 |
Enterobius vermicularis | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
Taenia spp. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
Strongyloides stercoralis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
Ancylostoma duodenale | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 |
Total | 44 (9.8%) | 170 (35.8%) | 18 (3.9%) | 232 | 16.7 |