Table 3.

Distribution of intestinal parasite species by age among Gob gob primary school children Northwest Ethiopia

	Age (Yrs)
IP species	6–10 (n=95)	11–15(n=76)	15+(n=102)
A. lumbricoides	15(15.8%)	8(10.5%)	5(4.9%)
H. nana	7(7.4%)	3(3.95%)	2(1.98%)
E. histolytica/dispar	7(7.4%)	3(3.95%)	1(0.98%)
G. lamblia	5(5.3%)	3(3.95%)	1(0.98%)
Hookworms	2(2.1%)	1(1.3%)	4(3.9%)
Taenia spp	-	1(1.3%)	5(4.9%)
E. vermicularis	4(4.2%)	2(2.6)	-
T. trichuria	4(4.2%)	-	-
S. stercoralis	-	1(1.3%)	-