Table 4.
Types of Detected Parasites with Distribution Based on Different Variables Among Study Participants in Harbu Town Primary Schools from February to May, 2018
| S. No. | Variables | Types of Parasite Detected | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. nana | E. histolytica | A. lumbricoides | G. lamblia | S. mansoni | E. vermicularis | ||
| 1. | Water body near to home | ||||||
| Yes | 16 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 4 | |
| No | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2. | Contact with water bodies | ||||||
| Yes | 12 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |
| No | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3. | Age category | ||||||
| 7–9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 10–12 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |
| ≥13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4. | Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 11 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | |
| Rural | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 5. | Animal live at human home | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| No | 18 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 | |
| 6. | Walking on bare foot | ||||||
| Yes | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 16 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | |
| 7. | BMI | ||||||
| <18.5 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| ≥18.5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 8. | Family member | ||||||
| 3–5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6–8 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 4 | |
| ≥9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |