Table 2.
Distribution of food borne protozoa by sex and age among diarrheic patients in selected government health facilities of Mekelle City, NorthEthiopia, 2017
| Parasite species | Gender | Age (Yrs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
< 5 n (%) |
5–14 n (%) |
15–24 n (%) | 25–34 n (%) |
35–44 n (%) |
≥ 45 n (%) |
|
| Single infection | ||||||||
| G. intestinalis | 15 (6.7) | 10 (4.5) | 5 (2.2) | 6 (2.7) | 8 (3.6) | 3 (1.3) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.9) |
| E. histolytica | 28 (12.5) | 27 (12.2) | 10 (4.5) | 12 (5.4) | 15 (6.7) | 8 (3.6) | 5 (2.2) | 5 (2.2) |
| Cryptosporidium spp | 4 (1.8) | 1 (0.4) | – | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.4) | – | – |
| Double infection | ||||||||
| G. intestinalis + E. histolytica | 5 (2.2) | 6 (2.7) | – | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.8) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.8) |
| G. intestinalis + Cryptosporidium spp | 1 (0.4) | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.4) | – | – |
| E. histolytica Cryptosporidium spp | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.9) | – | – | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | – | – |