Table 1.

Intestinal parasites identified in fecal samples by direct smear microscopy.

n	1994–1996 84	2010–2011 85	Fisher Exact Probability Test p (Two-tail)
Average age (years)	5.6	3.7
Strongyloides stercoralis	11 (13.1%)	4 (4.7%)	0.063
Hookworm	11 (13.1%)	1 (1.2%)	0.002 *
Rodentolepis nana	20 (23.8%)	19 (22.4%)	0.857
Trichuris trichiura	57 (67.9%)	41 (48.2%)	0.012 *

* p < 0.05.