Table 2 Prevalence of IPIs among school children by age groups and sex at Jawi Primary School in Jawi, Ethiopia, 2016/17
| Parasite species | Parasite infected student by age groups | Total | χ2 | P-value | |||
| (6–11) No.(%) | (12–18) No.(%) | (19–21) No.(%) | |||||
| Protozoa | E.histolytica/dispar | 14(7.3) | 10(6.3) | 0 | 24(5.9) | 4.250 | 0.119 |
| G.lamblia | 36(18.8) | 33(20.7) | 12(21.4) | 81(19.95) | 0.286 | 0.867 | |
| Helminths | Hookworm | 33(17.3) | 20(12.6) | 3(5.35) | 56(13.8) | 5.499 | 0.042* |
| A.lumbricoides | 1(0.52) | 2(1.3) | 0 | 3(0.73) | 1.121 | 0.571 | |
| S.mansoni | 19(9.94) | 19(12) | 4(7.14) | 42(10.34) | 1.093 | 0.579 | |
| H.nana | 8(4.18) | 9(5.66) | 0 | 17(4.2) | 3.307 | 0.191 | |
| Taenia sp. | 6(3.1 | 6(3.8) | 0 | 12(3) | 2.099 | 0.350 | |
| Parasite infected student by sex | |||||||
|
Male No (%) |
Female No (%) | – | Total | χ2 | P-value | ||
| Protozoa | E.histolytica/dispar | 12(5.6) | 12(6.3) | – | 24(5.9) | 0.105 | 0.746 |
| G.lamblia | 41(19) | 40(21) | – | 81(19.95) | 0.272 | 0.602 | |
| Helminths | Hookworm | 36(16.7) | 20(10.5) | – | 56(13.8) | 3.205 | 0.073 |
| A.lumbricoides | 2(0.9) | 1(0.52) | – | 3(0.73) | 0.220 | 0.639 | |
| S.mansoni | 26(12) | 16(8.4) | – | 42(10.3) | 1.425 | 0.233 | |
| H.nana | 9(4.2) | 8(4.2) | – | 17(4.2) | 0.100 | 0.982 | |
| Taenia sp. | 8(3.7) | 4(2.1) | – | 12(3) | 0.900 | 0.343 | |
| Single infection | – | 96(44.4) | 74(38.9) | – | 170(41.9) | 3.225 | 0.045* |
| Double infection | – | 13(6) | 12(6.3) | – | 24(6.1) | 0.688 | 0.708 |
| Triple infection | – | 4(1.8) | 1(0.52) | – | 5(1.2) | 0.057 | 0.991 |