Table 2 Distribution of intestinal parasites among schoolchildren at the Gondar University Community School, Northwest Ethiopia, April- June 2012
Types of parasite | Male | (n = 170) | Female | (n = 134) | Total (n = 304) No(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||
Protozoa | 20 | 11.8 | 20 | 14.9 | 40 (13.2) |
E. histolytica/dispar | 12 | 7.1 | 16 | 12.0 | 28 (9.2) |
G. intestinalis | 8 | 4.7 | 4 | 3.0 | 12 (3.9) |
Helminthes | 54 | 31.8 | 28 | 20.9 | 82 (26.9) |
A.lumbricoides | 10 | 5.9 | 8 | 6.0 | 18 ( 5.9) |
T. trichiura | 6 | 8.6 | 4 | 3.0 | 10 (3.2) |
S. stercoralis | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.7) |
Hookworm | 4 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.4 | 6 (2) |
H. nana | 28 | 16.5 | 14 | 10.4 | 42 (13.8) |
S. mansoni | 4 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1.3) |
Total | 61 | 35.9 | 43 | 32.1 | 104 (34.2) |