Research Article

Prevalence and Correlates of Intestinal Parasites among Patients Admitted to Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania

Table 3

Intestinal parasites found following stool examination.

ParasiteFrequencyPercent (%)95% CI

Schistosoma mansoni1241.3823.45%–59.31%
Hookworm1137.9320.27%–55.59%
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar310.340.74%–21.42%
Trichuris trichiura26.902.32%–16.12%
Strongyloides stercoralis13.453.19%–10.09%

Total29100