Polyparasitism with Malaria and Intestinal Parasite Infections among Infants and Preschool-Aged Children in Egbedore, Osun State, Nigeria

Table 3

Distribution pattern of polyparasites among infants and preschool children in the study communities.

Parasite combinations	Number infected	Percentage
Pf+As	122	30.12
As+Tt	48	11.85
Pf+Tt	37	9.14
Pf+Hw	9	2.22
Pf+Eh	11	2.72
As+Te	9	2.22
As+Hw	18	4.44
Pf+Te	3	0.74
Tt+Hw	5	1.23
As+Eh	5	1.23
Hw+Eh	1	0.25
Pf+As+Tt	60	14.81
As+Tt+Hw	10	2.47
Pf+As+Hw	26	6.42
As+Tt+Gl	6	1.48
Pf+As+Te	3	0.74
Pf+Tt+Eh	5	1.23
As+Tt+Eh	2	0.49
Pf+As+Eh	6	1.48
Tt+Hw+Te	4	0.99
Pf+As+Tt+Hw	4	0.99
Pf+As+Tt+Eh	11	2.72
Total	405	100

Mp: malaria parasite; As: Ascaris lumbricoides; Tt: Trichuris trichiura; Hw: hookworm; Eh: Entamoeba histolytica; Te: Taenia spp; Gl: Giardia lamblia.