Characteristic, intestinal protozoa | N (prevalence in %) | Girls (%)/boys (%) | Wawi (%)/Al-Sadik school (%) |
---|---|---|---|
low (%)/moderate (%)/heavy (%) | |||
No. of children tested | 550 | 271/279 | 404/146 |
G. intestinalis | 90 (16.4) | 37 (13.7)/53 (19.0) | 59 (14.6)/31 (21.1) |
40 (44.4)/35 (38.9)/15 (16.7) | |||
E. histolytica/E. dispar | 99 (18.0) | 53 (19.6)/46 (16.5) | 77 (19.1)/22 (15.1) |
57 (57.6)/33 (33.3)/9 (9.1) | |||
B. hominis | 154 (28.0) | 73 (26.9)/81 (29.0) | 103 (34.9)/51 (25.5) |
125 (81.2)/25 (16.2)/4 (2.6) | |||
E. coli | 283 (51.5) | 151 (55.7)/132 (47.3) | 210 (52.0)/73 (50.0) |
101 (35.7)/104 (36.7)/78 (27.6) | |||
E. nana | 107 (19.5) | 58 (21.4)/49 (17.6) | 71 (17.6)/36 (24.7) |
62 (57.9)/40 (37.4)/5 (4.7) | |||
E. hartmanni | 73 (13.3) | 38 (14.0)/35 (12.0) | 52 (12.9)/21 (14.4) |
57 (78.1)/14 (19.2)/2 (2.7) | |||
C. mesnili | 45 (8.2) | 27 (6.5)/18 (10.0) | 31 (7.7)/14 (9.6) |
21 (46.7)/18 (40.0)/6 (13.3) | |||
I. bütschlii | 37 (6.7) | 18 (6.6)/19 (6.8) | 22 (5.4)/15 (10.3) |
31 (83.8)/5 (13.5)/1 (2.7) | |||
G. intestinalis or E. histolytica/E. dispar or B. hominis | 268 (48.7) | 135 (49.8)/133 (47.8) | 187 (46.3)/81 (55.5) |
Any intestinal protozoa | 411 (74.4) | 219 (80.8)/192 (68.8) | 297 (73.5)/114 (78.1) |