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 | |||
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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.