Table 5.

Analytical summary of results as per assemblage identified

Variables	Genotype assemblage (4E1HP sequence), count (%)
	Assemblage B (n=47)	Unidentified (n=3)
Age
Adult	20 (95.2)	1 (5.0)
Pediatric	27 (93.3)	2 (6.9)
Sex
Male	28 (93.3)	2 (6.7)
Female	19 (95.0)	1 (5.0)
Diarrhea
Present	17 (94.4)	1 (5.6)
Absent	29 (90.6)	3 (9.4)
Duration of disease
Acute	24 (92.3)	2 (7.7)
Chronic	23 (95.8)	1 (4.2)
Abdominal cramps
Present	36 (92.3)	3 (7.7)
Absent	11 (100.0)	0
Postprandial hurry
Present	13 (92.9)	1 (7.1)
Absent	34 (94.4)	2 (5.6)
Fever
Present	3 (100)	0
Absent	44 (93.6)	3 (6.4)
Nausea/vomiting
Present	9 (100.0)	0
Absent	38 (92.7)	3 (7.3)
Weight loss
Present	10 (100.0)	0
Absent	37 (92.5)	3 (7.5)
Constipation
Present	15 (93.8)	1 (6.2)
Absent	33 (94.3)	2 (5.7)
Poor appetite
Present	14 (93.3)	1 (6.7)
Absent	33 (94.3)	2 (5.7)
Diarrhea within family
Absent	47 (94.0)	3 (6.0)
Contact with animals within 30 days
Present	2 (100.0)	0
Absent	45 (93.8)	3 (6.2)
Consumption of uncooked vegetables within 7 days
Present	15 (88.2)	2 (11.8)
Absent	32 (97.0)	1 (3.0)
Consumption of unhygienic food within 7 days
Present	15 (100.0)	0
Absent	32 (91.4)	3 (8.6)
Pallor
Present	9 (90.0)	1 (10.0)
Absent	38 (95.0)	2 (5.0)
Trophozoite of giardia intestinalis
Present 0–2/hpf	9 (100.0)	0
Absent	27 (93.1)	2 (6.9)
Present >2/hpf	11 (91.7)	1 (8.3)
Cyst of giardia intestinalis
Present 0–2/hpf	34 (100.0)	0
Absent	3 (100.0)	0
Present >2/hpf	10 (76.9)	3 (23.1)
Plenty	1 (100.0)	0
Occult blood
Positive	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
Negative	7 (100.0)	0
Not performed	39 (95.1)	2 (4.9)
Coccidian parasites
Absent	47 (94.0)	3 (6.0)