Table 2.
Prevalence of G. duodenalis and Cryptosporidium species among children with respect to contact with cattle
| Contact with cattle | Number of subjects examined |
Parasites identified |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
G. duodenalis |
Cryptosporidium species |
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| No (%) | χ2 | P-value | No (%) | χ2 | P-value | ||
| Contact |
176 |
33 (18.7) |
|
|
15 (8.5) |
|
|
| No contact |
208 |
20 (9.6) |
9.43 |
0.00* |
13 (6.2) |
0.73 |
0.39 |
| Total | 384 | 53 (13.8) | 28 (7.3) | ||||
Key:χ2 and P- values compare the prevalence with respect to contact with cattle.
* Represent statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).