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Table 3 Frequencies of detection of etiological agents causing diarrhea and nutritional status in children at refugee camps in Gambella Region, Ethiopia

From: Etiologies of diarrhea and drug susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates among under-five year children in refugee camps in Gambella Region, Ethiopia: a case control study

Variable

Frequency (%) detection

P Value

Cases (n = 134)

Control (n = 134)

Enteric Pathogen detected

 Giardia lamblia

21 (15.7)

7 (5.2)

0.008*

 E. hystolytica/dispar

11 (8.2)

2 (1.5)

0.013*

 Ascaris lumbricoides

5 (3.7)

4 (3.0)

0.74

 Cryptosporidium parvum

5 (3.7)

1 (0.7)

0.1

 Hymenolepis nana

3 (2.2)

1 (0.7)

0.32

 Isosphora belli

2 (1.5)

1 (0.7)

0.56

 Shigella species

14 (10.5)

2 (1.5)

0.003*

 Salmonella species

4 (3.0)

2 (1.49)

0.26

 Co-infection

10 (7.5)

2 (1.5)

0.034*

Nutritional status

 Stunted

  Yes

51 (38.1)

38 (28.4)

0.12

  No

83 (61.9)

96 (71.6)

 Wasted

  Yes

39 (29.1)

22 (16.4)

0.019*

  No

95 (70.9)

112 (83.6)

 Underweight

  Yes

50 (37.3)

29 (21.6)

0.07*

  No

84 (62.7)

105 (78.4)

  1. * Indicates that there was a significant difference between diarrhea cases and controls at p < 0.05