Table 1.

Molecular-based prevalence rates of Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and Blastocystis sp. in the surveyed paediatric population by school or medical centre of origin in the Zambézia province, Mozambique.

Centre	Children (n)	Giardia duodenalis		Cryptosporidium spp.		Blastocystis sp.
		Positive (n)	Positive (%)	Positive (n)	Positive (%)	Positive (n)	Positive (%)
School
1	44	23	52.3	1	2.3	1	2.3
2	50	13	26.0	0	0.0	23	46.0
3	22	9	40.9	0	0.0	0	0.0
4	22	12	54.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
5	24	11	45.8	0	0.0	0	0.0
6	31	13	41.9	0	0.0	1	3.2
7	88	36	40.9	4	4.5	9	10.2
8	60	8	13.3	2	3.3	0	0.0
9	47	23	48.9	0	0.0	0	0.0
10	49	20	40.8	0	0.0	1	2.0
11	47	13	27.7	0	0.0	4	8.5
12	50	12	24.0	0	0.0	4	8.0
13	50	25	50.0	1	2.0	19	38.0
14	30	9	30.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
15	30	5	16.7	0	0.0	0	0.0
16	40	16	40.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
17	75	46	61.3	1	1.3	47	62.7
18	48	42	87.5	2	4.2	34	70.8
Sub-total	807	336	41.6	11	1.4	143	17.7
Clinic
1	50	32	64.0	3	6.0	2	4.0
2	25	11	44.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
3	15	4	26.7	0	0.0	2	13.3
4	52	28	53.8	0	0.0	4	7.7
5	42	10	23.8	2	4.8	2	4.8
6	29	4	13.8	1	3.4	1	3.4
7	73	31	42.5	0	0.0	0	0.0
Sub-total	286	120	42.0	6	2.1	11	3.8
Total	1093	456	41.7	17	1.6	154	14.1