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Table 2 Prevalence of each identified intestinal parasites among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia

From: Intestinal parasites co-infection among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Name of intestinal parasite

Number of studies

Prevalence (95% CI)

Heterogeneity tests

Q test

df

I2

p-value

A.lumbricoides

11

0.105 (0.060–0.175)

21.9

10

77%

< 0.001

H.worm

9

0.095 (0.061–0.144)

77.6

8

90%

< 0.001

G.lamblia

7

0.057 (0.029–0.109)

38.3

6

84%

< 0.001

S.sterocolaris

8

0.056 (0.033–0.095)

56

7

87.5%

< 0.001

S.mansoni

6

0.046 (0.034–0.061)

1

5

0.0%

0.961

C.parvum

2

0.043 (0.017–0.105)

1.6

1

36.8%

0.206

E.histolytica

6

0.038 (0.018–0.079)

21.9

5

77%

0.001

T.trichuria

9

0.031 (0.016–0.059)

34

8

76.6%

< 0.001

I.belli

1

0.03(−0.003–0.063)

–

–

–

–

Taenia spp.

3

0.06 (0.007–0.039)

2.8

2

27.6%

0.251

E.vermiculais

3

0.012 (0.005–0.026)

1.8

2

0.0%

0.405

H. nana

3

0.011 (0.003–0.038)

8.8

2

65.8%

0.032

  1. df degree of freedom