Table 3.
Stool examination | GIa (25) | GIb (25) | Statistical analysis | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | χ2 | p value | |
Unstained techniques | ||||||
+ve (26) | 18 | 72 | 8 | 32 | 6.490 | 0.0108* |
−ve (24) | 7 | 28 | 17 | 68 | ||
Stained techniques | ||||||
+ve | ||||||
Cryptosporidium (5) | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1.200 | 0.549** |
Microsporidium (1) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | ||
−ve | 22 | 88 | 22 | 88 |
* Significant, ** Not significant