Table 2. Distribution of intestinal parasites identified by microscopy and/or PCR among the children enrolled in the study.
Agostinho Neto Village (N = 134) | Aires de Menezes Hospital (N = 214) | |
Microscopy and/or PCR n (%) | Microscopy and/or PCR n (%) | |
Negative | 64 (47.8) | 151 (70.6) |
Positive | 70 (52.2) | 63 (29.4) |
Monoparasitism | 43 (32.1) | 48 (22.4) |
Polyparasitism | 27 (20.1) | 15 (7.0) |
Helminthes | 45 (33.6) | 27 (12.6) |
Protozoa | 39 (29.1) | 24 (11.2) |
Fungi | 7 (5.2) | 19 (8.9) |