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Table 1 Distribution of intestinal parasites species among patients (n = 364) at Shahura Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

From: Prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections among patients attending Shahura Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia

Type of intestinal parasite

Number of male +ve for IP (%)

Number of female +ve for IP (%)

Total number of +ve (%)

Single infection (n = 190)

 E. histolytica/dispar

61 (16.8)

41 (11.3)

102 (28)

 Hookworm species

18 (4.9)

20 (5.5)

38 (10.4)

 G. lamblia

9 (2.3)

11 (3)

20 (5.5)

 Trichostrongyloides species

8 (2.2)

9 (2.3)

17 (4.7)

 A. lumbricoides

3 (0.8)

1 (0.8)

4 (1.1)

 S. mansoni

2 (0.5)

2 (0.5)

4 (1.1)

 H. nana

3 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.8)

 S. stercolaris

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

Double infection (n = 11)

 E. histolytica/dispar and G. lamblia

3 (0.8)

2 (0.5)

5 (1.4)

 E. histolytica/dispar and A. lumbricoides

1 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

3 (0.8)

 E. histolytica/dispar and H. nana

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

 A. lumbricoides and Hookworm species

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

Triple infection (n = 5)

 E. histolytica/dispar, S. stercolaris and Hookworm species

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.5)

 E. histolytica/dispar, S. mansoni and Hookworm species

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.5)

 E. histolytica/dispar, G. lamblia and E. vermicularis

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

Quadruple infection (n = 1)

 E. histolytica/dispar, G. lamblia, S. mansoni and H. nana

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

Total

115 (31.6)

92 (25.3)

207 (56.9)