Table 2 Prevalence of G. duodenalis and Cryptosporidium species among children with respect to contact with cattle
Contact with cattle | Number of subjects examined | Parasites identified | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. duodenalis | Cryptosporidiumspecies | ||||||
No (%) | Ļ 2 | P-value | No (%) | Ļ 2 | P-value | ||
Contact | 176 | 33 (18.7) | Ā | Ā | 15 (8.5) | Ā | Ā |
No contact | 208 | 20 (9.6) | 9.43 | 0.00 * | 13 (6.2) | 0.73 | 0.39 |
Total | 384 | 53 (13.8) | Ā | Ā | 28 (7.3) | Ā | Ā |