Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasites among Schoolchildren from Two Primary Schools in Rama Town, Northern Ethiopia
Table 2
Distribution of intestinal parasites according to the sex in the two primary schools in Rama town, Northern Ethiopia.
Parasite species
Male (n = 167)
Female (n = 146)
Total (n = 312)
Positive (%)
Positive (%)
Positive (%)
E. histolytica/dispar
13 (7.8)
21 (14.4)
34 (10.9)
G. lamblia
6 (3.6)
8 (5.5)
14 (4.5)
S. mansoni
14 (8.4)
8 (5.5)
22 (7.4)
A. lumbricoides
5 (3.0)
3 (2.1)
8 (2.6)
Hookworm species
4 (2.4)
3 (2.1)
7 (2.2)
H. nana
1 (0.6)
3 (2.1)
4 (1.3)
E. vermicularis
1 (0.6)
2 (1.4)
3 (1)
T. trichiura
1 (0.6)
0 (0)
1 (0.3)
Note.The sum of the columns is greater than the total number of infected children because of the coinfections. This study was carried out in June 2017.
