Table 2.

Comparison between GI and GII as regards type of parasites detected by stool examination

Type of parasites	GI (50)		G II (50)		Statistical analysis
	No	%	No	%	χ2	p value
Unstained techniques
E. histolytica/E. dispar	8	16	1	2	14.391	0.045*
G. lamblia	7	14	9	18
B. hominis	7	14	5	10
E. histolytica + G. lamblia	1	2	0	0.0
E. histolytica + B. hominis	1	2	0	0.0
G. lamblia + B. hominis	1	2	0	0.0
B. hominis + E. coli	1	2	0	0.0
Stained techniques
Cryptosporidium	5	10	6	12	1.477	0.478**
Microsporidium	1	2	0	0.0

* Significant; ** Not significant