Table 1.

Distribution of the intestinal parasites in the students of two primary schools

Parasites	Şehzadeler (ŞPS) (n = 197)	Ülkem (ÜPS) (n = 97)	Total (n = 294)
Pathogenic spp.	n (%)	n (%	n (%)
Giardia intestinalis	27 (13.7)	0 (0)	27 (9.2)
Dientamoeba fragilis	8 (4.0)	2 (2.1)	10 (3.4)
Enterobius vermicularis	3 (1.5)	0 (0)	3 (1.0)
Hymenolepis nana	1 (0.5)	0 (0)	1 (0.3)
Suspicious pathogenic spp.
Blastocystis hominis	30(15.2)	12 (12.4)	42 (14.2)
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar	3 (1.5)	1 (1.4)	4 (1.3)
Non-pathogenic spp.
Entamoeba coli	17 (9.0)	1 (1.4)	18(6.2)
Endolimax nana	11 (5.6)	0 (0)	11(3.7)
Iodomoeba bütschlii	2 (1.0)	0 (0)	2 (0.6)