|
Types of Parasites
|
Mulu
|
Tolola
|
Chefe
|
Chemeto
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
| |
|---|
|
Total positive
|
86
|
86.0
|
69
|
86.25
|
73
|
73.0
|
96
|
80.0
| |
|
Protozoans
| | | | | | | | |
p > 0.05
|
|
E.histolytica/dispar
|
14
|
14.0
|
18
|
22.5
|
9
|
9.0
|
24
|
20.0
|
P = 0.05
|
|
Giardia lamblia
|
12
|
12.0
|
9
|
11.25
|
18
|
18.0
|
8
|
6.7
| |
|
Helminths
| | | | | | | | |
P < 0.05
|
|
Ascaris lumbricoides
|
63
|
63.0
|
58
|
72.5
|
53
|
53.0
|
68
|
56.7
|
P < 0.05
|
|
Trichuris trichiura
|
12
|
12.0
|
12
|
15.0
|
5
|
5.0
|
19
|
15.8
| |
|
Hook worm species
|
7
|
7.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
`1
|
1.0
|
1
|
0.8
|
P < 0.05
|
|
Taenia species
|
2
|
3.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
0.8
| |
|
Hymenolopis nana
|
2
|
2.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
1.0
|
0
|
0.0
| |
|
None
|
11
|
16.0
|
24
|
30.0
|
27
|
27.0
|
14
|
11.7
| |
|
Single infection
|
63
|
63.0
|
44
|
55.0
|
60
|
60.0
|
71
|
59.1
| |
|
Double infection
|
21
|
21.0
|
19
|
23.7
|
12
|
12.0
|
24
|
20.0
| |
|
Multiple infection
|
2
|
2.0
|
6
|
7.5
|
1
|
1.0
|
1
|
0.8
| |
- (P < 0.05) indicates statistically significant difference.
