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Table 1 Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in the Limbe and Ndirande health centres

From: Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in under-five children with diarrhoea in Blantyre, Malawi

Variables

Total

n = 972

Limbe

n = 311

Ndirande

n = 661

Only Cryptosporidium (n, %)

   

 - No

 - Yes

900 (92.6)

72 (7.4)

293 (94.2)

18 (5.8)

607 (91.8)

54 (8.2)

Only Giardia (n, %)

   

 - No

 - Yes

804 (82.6)

168 (17.3)

272 (87.5)

39 (12.5)

532 (80.5)

129 (19.5)

Coinfection (n, %)

   

 - No

 - Yes

956 (98.4)

16 (1.6)

310 (99.7)

1 (0.3)

646 (97.7)

15 (2.3)