Table 2.
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and G. duodenalis by age and symptom.
| Group | Examined no. | Cryptosporidium spp. | G. duodenalis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive no. (%) | ORa (95% CIb) | χ 2/P-value | Positive no. (%) | ORa (95% CIb) | χ 2/P-value | |||
| Age | Children | 97 | 1 (1.03) | Ref | 12 (12.37) | Ref | ||
| Teenagers | 41 | 0 | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) | −/1.00c | 7 (17.07) | 0.69 (0.25, 1.89) | 0.54/0.46 | |
| Adults | 34 | 2 (5.88) | 0.17 (0.02, 1.90) | 0.92/0.34 | 0 | 0.88 (0.81, 0.94) | −/0.04 c,d | |
| Symptom | Diarrhea | 42 | 0 | 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) | −/1.00c | 4 (9.52) | 0.81 (0.25, 2.58) | 0.01/0.94 |
| Non-diarrhea | 130 | 3 (2.31) | 15 (11.54) | |||||
aOR Odds ratio. bCI Confidence interval. cFisher’s exact test. dBold type for values indicates statistical significance.