Table 5 Distribution of intestinal parasitic infections among mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students in Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2018
Intestinal parasitic infections | Mentally disabled (n = 104) | Non-disabled (n = 314) | Total (n = 418) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of infections (%) | No. of infections (%) | No. of infections (%) | ||
Helminths | A. lumbricoides | 10(9.6) | 23(7.3) | 33(7.9) |
Hookworm | 7(6.7) | 19(6.1) | 26(6.2) | |
S. Stercoralis | 4(3.8) | 1(0.3) | 5(1.2) | |
Taenia species | 1(1.0) | 5(1.6) | 6(1.4) | |
T. trichiura | 0 | 3(1.0) | 3(0.7) | |
H. nana | 4(3.8) | 4(1.3) | 8(1.9) | |
E. vermicularis | 4(3.8) | 0 | 4(1.0) | |
S. mansoni | 1(1.0) | 5(1.6) | 6(1.4) | |
Protozoa | E. histolytica | 15(14.4) | 35(11.1) | 50(12.0) |
G. lamblia | 6(5.8) | 14(4.5) | 20(4.8) | |
Double infections | A. lumbricoides + E. histolytica | 1(1.0) | 10(3.2) | 11(2.6) |
A. lumbricoides + Hookworm | 2(1.9) | 3(1.0) | 5(1.2) | |
A. lumbricoides + S. stercoralis | 1(1.0) | 0 | 1(0.2) | |
Hookworm + E. histolytica | 2(1.9) | 5(1.6) | 7(1.7) | |
T. trichiura + S. mansoni | 1(1.0) | 0 | 1(0.2) | |
Triple infections | A. lumbricoides + Hookworm + E. histolytica | 0 | 2(0.6) | 2(0.5) |
Overall infections | 59(56.7) | 129(41.1) | 188(45) | |