Table 2.
Distribution of Parasitic Infection by Sex and Age Among Diarrheic Patients in Governmental Health Facility of Adigrat Town, Tigrai, Ethiopia, 2019
| Parasite Species | Sex, n (%) | Age (Year), n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | <5 | 5–14 | 15–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | ≥45 | ||
| Single infection | |||||||||
| E. histolytica complex | 72(17.22) | 94(22.49) | 16(3.83) | 20(4.78) | 36(8.61) | 44(10.53) | 24(5.74) | 26(6.22) | |
| G. duodenalis | 24(5.74) | 22(5.26) | 6(1.44) | 4(0.96) | 6(1.44) | 4(0.96) | 4(0.96) | 22(5.26) | |
| Taenia species | 2(0.48) | – | – | – | 2(0.49) | – | – | – | |
| E. vermicularis | – | 2(0.48) | – | – | 2(0.49) | – | – | – | |
| Mixed infection | |||||||||
| E.histolytica complex + G. duodenalis | 20(4.78) | 14(3.35) | 4(0.96) | 2(0.49) | 8(1.91) | 8(1.91) | 4(0.96) | 8(1.91) | |
| E. histolytica complex + H. nana | 2(0.48) | – | – | – | 2(0.49) | – | – | – | |
Abbreviations: E. histolytica complex, Entamoeba histolytica complex; G. duodenalis, Giardia duodenalis; E. vermicularis, Enterobius vermicularis; H.nana, Hymenolepis nana; –, missing data.