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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study participants

From: Cryptosporidiosis and Isosporiasis among HIV-positive individuals in south Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

 

Cryptosporidium spp

Isospora belli

  

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Abdominal pain

Yes

67 (35.6)

121 (64.4)

4 (2.1)

184 (97.9)

 

No

25 (31.3)

55 (68.7)

0 (0.0)

184 (100.0)

Vomiting

Yes

31 (54.4)

26 (45.6)

1 (1.8)

56 (98.2)

 

No

61 (28.9)

150 (71.1)

3 (1.4)

208 (98.6)

Nausea

Yes

36 (38.3)

58 (61.7)

1 (1.1)

93 (98.9)

 

No

56 (32.2)

118 (67.8)

3 (1.7)

171 (98.3)

Reported weight loss

Yes

43 (50.6)

42 (49.4)

2 (2.4)

83 (97.6)

 

No

49 (26.8)

134 (73.2)

2 (1.1)

181 (98.9)

Diarrhea

No diarrhea

4 (15.4)

22 (84.6)

0 (0.0)

26 (100.0)

 

Acute diarrhea

36 (32.1)

76 (67.9)

0 (0.0)

112 (100.0)

 

Chronic diarrhea

52 (40.0)

78 (60.0)

4 (3.1)

126 (96.69)

Total (same for all categories)

92 (34.3)

176 (65.7)

4 (1.5)

264 (98.5)