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. 2011 Sep 5;2(2):e29. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2011.e29

Table 5. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections according to pupils' sex (total n=264).

Variables Male (n=93) Female (n=171) Total both sexes Measures of association
N. % N. % N. % Eta2
Entamoeb coli 21 22.6 20 11.7 51 19.3 0.004
Ascaries lumbricoides 3 3.2 7 4.1 10 3.8 0.000
Hymenolepiasis nana 11 11.8 22 1.3 33 12.5 0.000
Enterobious vermicularis 4 4.3 11 6.4 15 5.7 0.002
Gairdia lambia 14 15. 19 11.1 33 12.5 0.003

*Highly significant statistical association.