Table 2 Prevalence of cases of intestinal parasite infection in study participants seperated by village
From: A prevalence survey of enteral parasites in preschool children in the Mangochi District of Malawi
| Â | Total | Village 1 | Village 2 | Village 3 | Village 4 | Village 5 | Village 6 | Village 7 | Village 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parasite | n = 190 | n = 32 | n = 14 | n = 12 | n = 19 | n = 2 | n = 21 | n = 17 | n = 19 | |
Hookworm sp. | 7 | (3.6%) | (6.3%) | (0.0%) | (8.3%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (11.0%) | (0.0%) |
Taenia sp. | 4 | (2.1%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (8.3%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (4.8%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) |
A. lumbricoides | 2 | (1.0%) | (0.0%) | (7.1%) | (8.3%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) |
Hymenolepis sp. | 2 | (1.0%) | (3.1%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) |
T. trichura | 1 | (0.5%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (4.8%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) |
Strongyloides | 1 | (0.5%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) |
Any Helminth | 17 | (8.8%) | (9.4%) | (7.1%) | (16.7%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (14.3%) | (11.8%) | (0.0%) |
G. lamblia | 24 | (12.4%) | (9.4%) | (7.1%) | (0.0%) | (21.1%) | (0.4%) | (19.0%) | (5.9%) | (25.0%) |
E. coli | 20 | (10.4%) | (12.5%) | (0.0%) | (16.7%) | (15.8%) | (0.0%) | (14.3%) | (23.5%) | (6.3%) |
E. histolytica/dispar | 7 | (3.6%) | (6.3%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (12.5%) |
E. hartmanni | 3 | (1.6%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (5.3%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (5.8%) | (6.3%) |
I. butschlii | 1 | (0.5%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) | (4.8%) | (0.0%) | (0.0%) |
Any Protozoa | 55 | (28.5%) | (18.8%) | (7.1%) | (16.7%) | (36.8%) | (0.0%) | (33.3%) | (35.3%) | (43.8%) |
Total | 72 | (37.3%) | (31.3%) | (14.3%) | (33.3%) | (36.8%) | (0.0%) | (47.6%) | (47.1%) | (43.8%) |