Epidemiology of intestinal helminthiasis among school children with emphasis on Schistosoma mansoni infection in Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2 Prevalence of intestinal helminth parasites in school children in Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia in 2015

Parasites	Positive	Negative	Prevalence
Schistosoma mansoni	295	208	58.6
Ascaris lumbricoides	44	459	8.7
Hookworms	139	364	27.6
Trichuris trichiura	6	497	1.2
Taenia species	13	490	2.6
Hymenolepis nana	3	500	0.6
Enterobius vermicularis	14	489	2.8
Overall infection	363	140	72.2

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