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Table 3 Age-sex distribution of the parasites combination (polyparasitism) among the study participants

From: Intestinal polyparasitism with special emphasis to soil-transmitted helminths among residents around Gilgel Gibe Dam, Southwest Ethiopia: a community based survey

Polyparasitism type

Frequency

Gender

Age group (years)

M

F

≤15

>15

Double infection

 HW + AL

52

24

28

32

20

 HW + TT

11

7

4

7

4

 AL + TT

8

5

3

5

3

 HW + EV

6

3

3

3

3

 HW + HN

6

4

2

4

2

 HW + SS

6

4

2

4

2

 HW + TS

8

4

4

2

6

 HW + EH/D

4

1

3

1

3

 AL + SM

3

2

1

2

1

 HW + SM

1

1

-

-

1

 TT + SM

2

2

-

1

1

 TT + SS

2

1

1

2

-

 TT + HN

1

-

1

1

-

 TT + EV

1

1

-

1

-

 AL + SS

1

-

1

-

1

 AL + EH/D

1

-

1

1

-

 AL + EV

1

-

1

-

1

Triple infection

 HW + AL + TT

5

2

3

4

1

 HW + TT + HN

2

1

1

2

-

 HW + AL + SS

2

1

1

2

-

 HW + AL + TS

1

1

-

-

1

 HW + AL + EV

1

1

-

1

-

 HW + AL + HN

1

-

1

1

-

 HW + TT + TS

1

1

-

1

-

  1. Key: HW Hookworm, AL A. lumbricoides, TT T. trichiura, EV E. vermicularis, TS Taenia species, HN H. nana, SS S. stercolaris, EH/D E. histolytica/dispar, SM S. mansoni