Table 3.
Common pathogens detected from stool samples of the study participants
| Health Centers | TASH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogen infection status | Number examined | Number (%) positive | aNumber examined | Number (%) positive |
| Entamoeba histolytica | 765 | 145(19) | 188 | 1(0.5) |
| Giardia lamblia | 765 | 62(8.1) | 188 | 8(4.3) |
| Hymenolepis nanna | 765 | 7(0.9) | 188 | 0(0) |
| Strongloid worm/eggs | 765 | 5(0.7) | 188 | 0(0) |
| Hook worm | 765 | 3(0.4) | 188 | 0(0) |
| Ascaris egg | 765 | 2(0.3) | 188 | 0(0) |
| Eggs of Tanea | 765 | 0(0) | 188 | 2(1.1) |
aOnly 188 of 192 samples at TASH were examined for ova and parasites