Parasites diagnosed | Study participants: N (%) |
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Total proportion of participants with parasitic infestation* | 49 (20) |
Proportion of participants with single parasite infestation (total) | 43 (87.8) |
Giardia lamblia | 18 (36.7) |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 5 (10.2) |
Hymenolepis nana | 5 (10.2) |
Trichuris trichiura | 5 (10.2) |
Taenia spp. | 4 (8.2) |
Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite | 4 (8.2) |
Enterobius vermicularis | 1 (2.0) |
Hookworm sppc | 1 (2.0) |
Proportion of students with parasites/school type** | |
Government | 38 (77.6) |
Private | 11 (22.4) |
Proportion of participants with parasites by gender | |
In males | 22 (44.9) |
In females | 27 (55.1) |