Table 3 Type of intestinal parasites identified among Yadot primary school children, Delo-Mena district, South Eastern Ethiopia, 2013
Type of intestinal Parasite | Total positive n (%) | Male | Female | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. mansoni | 43 (12.6) | 30 (17.4) | 13 (7.7) | 0.007 |
E. histolytica/dispar | 17 (5.0) | 13 (7.6) | 4 (2.4) | 0.029 |
A. lumbricoides | 16 (4.7) | 8 (4.7) | 8 (4.8) | 0.962 |
H. nana | 15 (4.4) | 12 (7.0) | 3 (1.8) | 0.020 |
G. lamblia | 8 (2.4) | 7 (4.1) | 1 (0.6) | 0.035 |
T. trichiura | 7 (2.1) | 3 (1.7) | 4 (2.4) | 0.679 |
S. stercolaris | 5 (1.5) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.8) | 0.633 |
E. vermicularis | 2 (0.6) | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 0.161 |
Hookworm | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 0.987 |
Taenia spp | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 0.311 |