Table 2.
Types and prevalence of intestinal parasites (percentages are in parentheses).
| Variables | Female/male | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender distribution | n = 386 | n = 411 | n = 797 | |
| All parasitic infections | 197 (51.0) | 220 (53.5) | 417 (52.3) | 0.482 |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 19 (4.9) | 19 (4.6) | 38 (4.8) | 0.843 |
| Hookworm spp. | 10 (2.6) | 20 (4.9) | 30 (3.8) | 0.092 |
| Trichuris trichiura | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.13) | — |
| Taenia spp. | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.13) | — |
| Entamoeba histolytica | 35 (9.1) | 51 (12.4) | 86 (11.2) | 0.129 |
| Giardia lamblia | 100 (25.9) | 108 (26.3) | 208 (26.1) | 0.905 |
| Entamoeba coli | 76 (19.7) | 74 (19.2) | 150 (18.8) | 0.543 |
| Endolimax nana | 74 (19.2) | 55 (13.4) | 129 (16.2) | 0.027 |
| Chilomastix mesnili | 16 (4.2) | 15 (3.7) | 31 (3.8) | 0.718 |
| Iodomoeba butschlii | 16 (4.2) | 10 (2.4) | 26 (3.3) | 0.174 |