Research Article

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Their Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center at Woreilu Health Center, Woreilu, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 2

Frequency of occurrence of intestinal parasites in 144 positive stool samples and coinfections among pregnant women in Woreilu Health Center, Woreilu, Northeast Ethiopia, from October 2018 to February 2019.

(%)

Intestinal parasites
E. histolytica/dispar68 (44.4)
A. lumbricoides24 (15.7)
G. lamblia18 (11.8)
Taenia species15 (9.8)
E. vermicularis10 (6.5)
 Hookworm9 (5.9)
S. mansoni6 (3.9)
H. nana3 (2)
Total153 (100)
Coinfections
G. lamblia+E. histolytica/dispar4 (44.5)
A. lumbricoides+Taenia species3 (33.3)
A. lumbricoides+hookworm1 (11.1)
G. lamblia+H. nana1 (11.1)
Total9 (100)