Table 2.
Intestinal parasites | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
Protozoan | 36 | 16.1 | |
Entoamoeba histolytica/dispar | 19 | 8.5 | |
Cryptosporadium parvum | 7 | 3.1 | |
Cyclospora cyatinis | 6 | 2.7 | |
Giardia lamblia | 4 | 1.8 | |
Helminthes | 36 | 16.1 | |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 15 | 6.7 | |
Strongeloides sterocoralis | 8 | 3.6 | |
Trichuris tricuria | 3 | 1.3 | |
Hookworm | 3 | 1.3 | |
Entobius vermicularis | 3 | 1.3 | |
Schistosoma mansoni | 2 | 0.9 | |
Hyminolopis nana | 2 | 0.9 | |
Over all prevalence | 65 | 29.1 |