Table 3. Overall prevalence of IPIs and pattern of infections among IJV and RPS communities.
| Intestinal parasitic infection | Overall (N = 416) | IJV (N = 149) | RPS (N = 267) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | n (%) | P valuea | |
| Overall any infection | 362 (87.0) | 83.8, 90.3 | 135 (90.6) | 227 (85.0) | 0.10 |
| Overall any STH infection | 358 (86.1) | 82.7, 89.4 | 136 (91.3) | 222 (83.1) | 0.02* |
| Overall any protozoa infection | 106 (25.5) | 21.3, 29.7 | 46 (30.9) | 60 (22.5) | 0.06 |
| By species (STH): | |||||
| T. trichiura | 300 (72.1) | 67.8, 76.4 | 108 (72.5) | 192 (71.9) | 0.90 |
| A. lumbricoides | 180 (43.3) | 38.5, 48.4 | 60 (40.3) | 120 (44.9) | 0.36 |
| Hookworm | 89 (21.4) | 17.4, 25.4 | 39 (26.2) | 50 (18.7) | 0.08 |
| Strongyloides sp. | 7 (1.7) | 0.4, 2.9 | 3 (2.0) | 4 (1.5) | ¥0.71 |
| By species (Protozoa): | |||||
| Entamoeba/Dientamoeba sp. | 91 (21.9) | 17.9, 25.9 | 41 (27.5) | 50 (18.7) | 0.04* |
| Blastocystis sp. | 18 (4.3) | 2.4, 6.3 | 10 (6.7) | 8 (3.0) | 0.07 |
| Giardia sp. | 16 (3.8) | 2.0, 5.7 | 8 (5.4) | 8 (3.0) | 0.23 |
| Cryptosporidium sp. | 12 (2.9) | 1.2, 4.5 | 4 (2.7) | 8 (3.0) | 0.56 |
| Others parasites (Flukes, Tapeworms, unidentified cyst and eggs) | 37 (8.9) | 6.2, 11.6 | 21 (14.1) | 16 (6.0) | 0.01* |
| Monoparasitism & Polyparasitism status | |||||
| Single infection | 144 (34.6) | 30.0, 39.2 | 48 (32.2) | 96 (36.0) | 0.44 |
| Double infection | 140 (33.7) | 29.1, 38.2 | 56 (37.6) | 84 (31.5) | 0.21 |
| Triple and more infection | 78 (18.8) | 15.0, 22.5 | 31 (20.8) | 47 (17.6) | 0.42 |
CI = Confidence Interval
a The P values were calculated based on Pearson’s chi-square test between the two categories of community (IJV versus RPS)
¥ Fisher’s exact test
* Significant difference P<0.05