Table 3. Distribution of intestinal parasite prevalence and types of infections among patients requested for stool examination, Jimma health center, Southwest, Ethiopia (n = 384).

Parasites identified	Male N (%)	Female N (%)	Total N (%)	Single infection		Double infection
				M	F	Male	Female
				N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
A.lumbricoides	7(1.8)	15(3.9)	22(5.7)	7(1.8)	13(3.4)	1(0.3)	1(0.3)
G. intestinalis	5(1.3)	20(5.2)	25(6.5)	4(1)	17(4.4)	0(0.0)	4(1)
E.histolytica/dispar	3(0.8)	13(3.4)	16(4.2)	3(0.8)	12(3.1)	0(0.0)	1(0.3)
Taenia species	2(0.5)	3(0.8)	5(1.3)	2(0.5)	3(0.8)	0(0.0)	0(0.0)
Hookworm	1(0.3)	2(0.5)	3(0.8)	0(0.0)	2(0.5)	1(0.3)	0(0.0)
T. trichuria	2(0.5)	2(0.5)	4(1)	0(0.0)	0(0.0)	2(0.5)	2(0.5)
H. nana	2(0.5)	0(0.0)	2(0.5)	2(0.5)	0(0.0)	0(0.0)	0(0.0)
S. mansoni	1(0.3)	1(0.3)	2(0.5)	1(0.3)	1(0.3)	0(0.0)	0(0.0)
Total	23(6)	56(14.6)	79(100)	19(4.9)	48(12.5)	4(1)	8(2.1)