Table 1.
Prevalence of IPIs among the 90 examined school children as diagnosed by the three techniques
| Parasites | Kato-Katz No (%) | FECM No (%) | FLOTAC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS1 | FS2 | FS7 | Total No (%) | |||
| Protozoa | ||||||
| Giardia lamblia | – | 27 (30) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 (30) |
| Entamoeba coli | – | 9 (10) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 (10) |
| Entamoeba histolytica | – | 4 (4.4) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) | 0 | 2 (2.2) |
| Iodamoeba butschlii | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
| Total | – | 40 (44.4) | 39 (43.3) | 39 (43.3) | 0 | 39 (43.3) |
| Helminths | ||||||
| Schistosoma mansoni | 35 (38.8) | 10 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 20 (22.2) | 20 (22.2) |
| Hymenolepis nana | 11 (12.2) | 11 (12.2) | 0 | 0 | 16 (17.8) | 16 (17.8) |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) |
| Enterobius vermicularis | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |
| Trichuris trichiura | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |
| Fasciola sp. | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 (57.8) | 25 (27.7) | 0 | 0 | 40 (44.4) | 40 (44.4) |
| Total positives | 52 (57.8) | 65 (72.2) | 39 (43.3) | 39 (43.3) | 40 (44.4) | 79 (87.7) |