Table 2. Prevalence of intestinal parasites among Schoolchildren in the urban area of Taiz city based on sex.

Parasites species	Male No. (%)	Female No. (%)	Total No. (%)	P value
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar	24 (14.9%)	39 (17.4%)	63 (16.4%)	0.51
Hymenolepis nana	6 (3.7%)	9 (4.0%)	15 (3.9%)	0.88
Giardia lamblia	2 (1.2%)	6 (2.7%)	8 (2.1%)	0.33
Ascaris lumbricoides	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0.68
Enterobius vermicularis	3 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0.41
Ancylostoma duodenale	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0.01*
Trichuris trichiura	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0.38
Schistosoma mansoni	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0.38

Note:* Significant at level p < 0.05.