Table 1. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) by village and parasite groups (nā=ā716).
Village name | N | IPIs | |||
STH | Protozoa | ||||
no. | % | no. | % | ||
Betau | 92 | 90 | 97.8 | 33 | 35.9 |
Kuala Betis | 77 | 72 | 93.5 | 30 | 39.0 |
Sungai Bumbun | 115 | 103 | 89.6 | 25 | 21.7 |
Sungai Perah | 86 | 73 | 84.9 | 27 | 31.4 |
Gurney* | 45 | 37 | 82.2 | 7 | 15.6 |
Pos Iskandar | 113 | 79 | 69.9 | 11 | 9.7 |
Bukit Serok | 99 | 66 | 66.7 | 16 | 16.2 |
Sungai Layau | 89 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 |
Total | 716 | 524 | 73.2 | 153 | 21.4 |
N: Number examined; no: Number positive.
* Other infection: There were 2 (0.3%) cases of Fasciolopsis/Fasciola sp. infection detected in Gurney village.