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Table 3 Sex related prevalence of intestinal parasites among study subjects in Gamo area

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among highland and lowland dwellers in Gamo area, South Ethiopia

Parasites detected

Sex

χ 2

P-value

Male (n = 399)

Female (n = 459)

No (%)

No (%)

E. histolytica/dispar

37 (9.3)

61 (13.3)

3.40

0.065

G. lamblia

43 (10.8)

48 (10.5)

0.02

0.880

A. lumbricoides

20 (5.0)

47 (10.2)

8.10

0.004*

H. nana

4 (1.0)

3 (0.7)

0.32

0.571

Hookworm

25 (6.3)

17 (3.7)

3.01

0.083

S. mansoni

1 (0.3)

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S. stercoralis

28 (7.0)

23 (5.0)

1.54

0.215

Taenia spp

8 (2.0)

10 (2.2)

3.62

0.057

T. trichiura

10 (2.5)

14 (3.1)

0.23

0.630

  1. Key: * Represent statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).