Table 4.
Prevalence of enteric protozoa in children, by region of their origin, age, sex, and season.
| Factor | Combined | C.parvum | B. hominis | D. fragilis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | 95%CL | Mean | 95%CL | Mean | 95%CL | Mean | 95%CL | ||
| REGION | ||||||||||
| Qatar | 168 | 33.9 | 25.98–42.94 | 26.8 | 19.44–35.44 | 4.8 | 2.06–10.23 | 6.0 | 2.86–11.62 | |
| Middle East | 92 | 23.9 | 14.07–37.10 | 19.6 | 10.76–32.45 | 4.4 | 1.00–13.60 | 2.2 | 0.21–10.36 | |
| Africa | 119 | 17.7 | 12.51–24.16 | 10.1 | 6.27–15.52 | 3.4 | 1.43–7.25 | 1.7 | 0.48–5.04 | |
| Asia | 178 | 15.2 | 9.43–22.98 | 4.5 | 1.82–10.08 | 5.6 | 2.56–11.48 | 3.4 | 1.14–8.47 | |
| Other | 23 | 26.1 | 12.03–47.78 | 8.7 | 1.57–27.81 | 4.4 | 0.23–21.25 | 13.0 | 3.66–32.35 | |
| SEX | ||||||||||
| Males | 322 | 19.6 | 15.57–24.30 | 13.7 | 10.29–17.86 | 3.1 | 1.66–5.63 | 4.4 | 2.57–7.15 | |
| Females | 258 | 27.1 | 22.97–31.72 | 15.9 | 12.59–19.79 | 6.6 | 4.5–9.47 | 3.5 | 2.05–5.76 | |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| Age Class 1 | 128 | 14.1 | 9.36–20.35 | 10.2 | 6.22–15.83 | 0.78 | 0.110–3.740 | 1.6 | 0.40–5.03 | |
| Age Class 2 | 158 | 19.6 | 13.48–27.40 | 15.2 | 9.79–22.45 | 0.63 | 0.070–4.010 | 1.9 | 0.46–6.20 | |
| Age Class 3 | 100 | 26.0 | 18.07–35.45 | 18.0 | 11.35–26.91 | 4.0 | 1.38–9.85 | 4.0 | 1.38–9.85 | |
| Age Class 4 | 106 | 22.6 | 17.1–29.20 | 14.2 | 9.74–19.81 | 5.7 | 3.12–9.89 | 1.9 | 0.61–5.10 | |
| Age Class 5 | 88 | 38.6 | 26.73–51.69 | 17.1 | 9.04–28.95 | 17.1 | 9.04–28.95 | 13.6 | 6.83–25.20 | |
| SEASON | ||||||||||
| Summer | 275 | 12.0 | 9.05–15.68 | 4.0 | 2.40–6.47 | 5.1 | 3.28–7.80 | 4.0 | 2.40–6.47 | |
| Winter | 305 | 32.8 | 27.98–38.01 | 24.3 | 19.97–29.11 | 4.3 | 2.54–6.95 | 3.9 | 2.28–6.55 | |
The highest value in each data-subset is in bold.