Table 3.
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among children <5 years of age living in Adadle Woreda, Somali region, Ethiopia (data collected in the dry season 2016)
| % (n = 387) | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Parasite‐free | 53.2 | 46.2, 60.1 |
| Single‐parasite | 42.1 | 36.7, 47.7 |
| Poly‐parasite | 4.7 | 2.5, 8.4 |
| Protozoa | ||
| Giardia lamblia | 22.0 | 16.2, 29.1 |
| Entamoeba histolytica | 4.1 | 2.2, 7.8 |
| Entamoeba dispar | 0.3 | 0.0, 1.8 |
| Entamoeba coli | 1.0 | 0.3, 3.0 |
| Helminths | ||
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 14.7 | 7.1, 28.0 |
| Trichuris trichiura | 0.5 | 0.1, 1.8 |
| Hookworms | 1.6 | 0.7, 3.3 |
| Hymenolepis nana | 3.1 | 1.3, 7.1 |
| Taenia spp. | 2.1 | 0.9, 4.8 |
| Enterobius vermicularis | 1.8 | 0.8, 3.9 |