Table 1 Prevalence of G. duodenalis and Cryptosporidium species among children and cattle in the study sites
Study subjects | Study sites | Number of subjects examined | Parasites identified | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. duodenalis | Cryptosporidiumspecies | |||||||
No (%) | Ļ 2 | P-value | No (%) | Ļ 2 | P-value | |||
Children | Girar Jarso | 187 | 33 (17.6) | Ā | Ā | 15 (8.0) | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Dera | 197 | 20 (10.1) | 4.53 | 0.03 * | 13 (6.6) | 0.28 | 0.59 |
Total | 384 | 53 (13.8) | Ā | Ā | 28 (7.3) | Ā | Ā | |
Cattle | Girar Jarso | 191 | 6 (3.1) | Ā | Ā | 23 (12.0) | Ā | Ā |
| Ā | Dera | 193 | 3 (1.5) | 1.05 | 0.30 | 7 (3.6) | 9.43 | 0.00 * |
Total | 384 | 9 (2.3) | Ā | Ā | 30 (7.8) | Ā | Ā | |