Table 3.
Prevalence of G. duodenalis and Cryptosporidium species among children by sex and age groups
| Demographic profile | Number of children examined |
Parasites identified |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
G. duodenalis |
Cryptosporidium species |
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| No (%) | χ2 | P-value | No. (%) | χ2 | P-value | ||
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
191 |
27 (14.1) |
0.03 |
0.85 |
15 (7.8) |
0.17 |
0.67 |
| Female |
193 |
26 (13.4) |
|
|
13 (6.7) |
|
|
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1-5 |
57 |
14 (24.5) |
6.51 |
0.01* |
7 (12.3) |
2.46 |
0.11 |
| 6-14 | 327 | 39 (11.9) | 21 (6.4) | ||||
Key:χ2 and P- values compare the prevalence between male and female and between age groups.
* Represent statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).