Table 1.
Intestinal parasites in stool samples examined by light microscopy examination
| Eh/d, n (%) | Ec, n (%) | Ib, n (%) | En, n (%) | Gl, n (%) | Ei, n (%) | Enb.i, n (%) | Bh, n (%) | Tt, n (%) | Al, n (%) | Sst, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural area, N | |||||||||||
| 78 | 78 (100) | 53 (67.9) | 5 (6.4) | 3 (3.8) | 11 (14.1) | 6 (7.6) | 7 (8.9) | 4 (5.1) | 26 (33.3) | 48 (61.5) | 4 (5.1) |
| Urban area, N | |||||||||||
| 28 | 28 (100) | 11 (39.2) | 1 (3.5) | 1 (3.5) | – | – | – | 3 (10.7) | – | – | – |
| Total | |||||||||||
| 106 | 106 (100) | 64 (60.38) | 6 (5.6) | 4 (3.8) | 11 (10.4) | 6 (5.6) | 7 (6.6) | 7 (6.6) | 26 (24.5) | 48 (45.2) | 4 (3.8) |
Al = Ascaris lumbricoides; Bh = Blastocystis hominis; Ec = Entamoeba coli; Eh/d = Entamoeba histolytica/dispar; Ei = Entoromonas intestinalis; En = Endolimax nana; Enb.i = Enbadomonas intestinalis; Gl = Giardia lamblia; Ib = Iodamoeba butschlii; Sst = Strongyloides stercolaris; Tt = Trichuris trichiura. In all cases, cysts were observed except eggs for the helminths Al and Tt. In Sst, the parasite stage detected was larva.