Table 4. Frequency of parasites and commensals found in parasitological stool examinations from schoolchildren aged 1 to 12 years from urban areas of Fernandópolis, in the northwest of São Paulo State, Brazil.
Frequency† | % (CI95%)†† | Anti-Toxocara spp. antibodies | p-value ††† | ||
Positive | % (CI95%)†† | ||||
Entamoeba histolytica/díspar | 1 | 0.4 (0.0 – 2.2) | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Entamoeba coli | 10 | 4.5 (2.3–7.9) | 2 | 20.0 (3.5–51.9) | 0.535 |
Giardia spp. | 9 | 4.1 (2.0–7.3) | 2 | 22.0 (3.9–56.2) | 0.477 |
Enterobius vermicularis | 1 | 0.4 (0.0 – 2.2) | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 2 | 0.9 (0.1–2.9) | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Strongyloides stercoralis | 6 | 3.1 (1.1–5.5) | 1 | 16.0 (0.8–59.1) | 0.662 |
Ancylostoma spp. | 4 | 1.8 (0.5–4.3) | 1 | 25.0 (1.2–75.7) | 0.603 |
Total | 33 | 14.9 (10.6–20.1) | 6 | 18.2 (7.7–34.3) | 0.519 |
Based on 221 analyzed samples.
Based on Exact Mid-P.
Based on Fisher exact test.