Research Article

High Prevalence of Hookworm Species and Associated Factors among Soil-Transmitted Helminth-Infected Household Contacts in Burie Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Prevalence of intestinal parasites among household contacts () in Burie Zuria district, northwest Ethiopia, from March to May 2021.

Parasites speciesFrequency%95% CI

HelminthsHookworm species14033.228.9-37.8
A. lumbricoides184.32.7-6.6
Taenia species40.90.4-2.4
H. nana20.50.1-1.7
ProtozoalG. lamblia245.73.9-8.3
E. histolytica/dispar194.52.9-6.9
Total19947.242.4-51.9