Table 2 Distribution of intestinal parasites infections among inmates of Kisii prison by gender
% infestation rates of inmates according to gender (N = 384) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Parasite class/species | Male (n = 238) | Female (n = 146) | (%) infestation of total |
Single infestations | |||
Protozoa | |||
E. histolytica/E. dispar | 22 (5.7) | 9 (2.3) | 31 (8.0) |
G. lamblia | 19 (4.9)a | 4 (1.0)a | 23 (5.9) |
B. coli | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.0) |
Sub-total protozoa | 43 (11.1) | 14 (3.8) | |
Helminthes | |||
A. lumbricoides | 10 (7.1) | 9 (2.3) | 19 (9.4) |
S. stercoralis | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) |
Hookworms | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) |
T. trichiura | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) |
Sub-total helminthes | 4 (8.3) | 11 (3.1) | |
Mixed infections | |||
A. lumbricoides + G. lamblia | 4 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (1.4) |
G. lamblia + E. histolytica/E. dispar | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.9) |
A. lumbricoides + E. histolytica/E. dispar | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) |
G. lamblia + Taenia Spp. | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) |
A. lumbricoides + G. lamblia + E. histolytica/E. dispar | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) |
Sub-total mixed infestations | 10 (2.4) | 3 (1.2) | |
Overall total number of inmates | 57 (21.8) | 28 (8.1) | |