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Table 2 Prevalence of intestinal parasites among primary school children (n = 351) at Birbir town, Southern Ethiopia, 2018

From: Current status of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among primary school children in Birbir town, Southern Ethiopia

Parasites

Frequency

Percentage

Ascaris lumbricoides

31

8.8

Hookworms

19

5.4

Hymenolepis nana

6

1.7

Schistosoma mansoni

4

1.1

Trichuris trichuria

20

5.7

Strongyloides stercoralis

7

2.0

Entrobius vermicularis

2

0.6

Giardia lamblia

17

4.8

Entamoeba histolytica/dispar

9

2.6