Intestinal Protozoal Parasites in Diarrheal Children and Associated Risk Factors at Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites in diarrheal (cases) and nondiarrheal (controls) children.

Parasites	Children with diarrhea and GI problem (%)	Children without; diarrhea and; GI problem (%)	values
Protozoan
G. lamblia	18 (15.65)	4 (3.48)	0.0019^*
Cryptosporidium spp	11 (9.56)	2 (1.74)	0.0109^*
E. histolytica/dispar	5 (4.35)	2 (1.74)	0.2506
Helimenths
A. lumbricoides	19 (16.5)	11 (9.56)	0.1194
H. nana	2 (1.74)	1 (0.87)	0.5616
H. worm	5 (4.35)	3 (2.61)	0.4723
T. trichuria	4 (3.48)	4 (3.48)	1.000
S. stercoralis	1 (0.87)	0 (0)	0.3172
Total	57 (49.56)	27 (23.47)

Significance difference at .
GI: Gastro intestinal.