Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoan Parasites and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Merhabete District, Central Ethiopia

Table 2

Prevalence of intestinal protozoan parasitic infections by age and sex among school children in Merhabete district, Amhara region, Central Ethiopia, 2020 ().

Age group (in years)	Male		Female		Both sexes			value
	No. examined	No. positive (%)	No. examined	No. positive (%)	No. examined	No. positive (%)
5-10	57	30 (53.8)	59	33 (55.3)	116	63 (22.5)	0.37	0.542
>10	83	36 (43.4)	81	32 (39.5)	164	68 (41.5)
Total	140	66 (47.4)	140	65 (46.4)	280	131 (46.8)	0.042	0.838

: Chi-square.