Table 1 Prevalence of parasitic infections among some school children in Accra Metropolis, Ghana
No. examined | Parasites | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giardia lamblia | Ascaris lumbricoides | Hymenolepis nana | Entamoeba coli/dispar | Strongyloides stercoralis | Schistosoma mansoni | Taenia sp. | Total no. (%) (n = 300) | ||
Ages (years) | |||||||||
2–3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (18.1%) |
4–5 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (20%) |
6–7 | 115 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 (20%) |
8–9 | 128 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 (11.7%) |
Total no. (%) | 300 | 30 (10) | 3 (1) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1) | 1 (0.3) | 5 (1.7) | 2 (0.67) | 45 (15%) |
Sexes | |||||||||
Male | 156 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28 (17.9%) |
Female | 144 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 (11.8%) |