Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Risk Factors among Diarrheal Patients Attending Negelle Borena General Hospital: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Prevalence of intestinal protozoan and parasites in cases () and control () among individuals visiting Negelle Borena General Hospital.
Type of protozoa (parasites)
Cases (N (%))
Control (N (%))
Difference
-value
Ascaris lumbricoides
7 (3.65)
2 (1.04)
2.65
0.091
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar
12 (6.25)
4 (2.08)
4.17
0.028*
Giardia lamblia
18 (9.38)
7 (3.65)
5.73
0.022*
Schistosoma mansoni
6 (3.13)
9 (4.69)
1.56
0.430
Hook worm
9 (4.69)
6 (3.13)
1.56
0.430
Taenia spp.
3 (1.56)
4 (2.08)
0.52
0.703
Cryptosporidium spp.
4 (2.08)
0 (0.00)
2.08
0.031*
Strongyloid stercolaris
4 (2.08)
1 (0.52)
1.56
0.177
Trichuris trichiura
3 (1.56)
5 (2.60)
1.04
0.475
Hymenolepis nana
8 (4.17)
6 (3.13)
1.04
0.586
E. hist./dispar + G. lamblia
9 (4.69)
4 (2.08)
2.61
0.157
Cryptosporidium spp. + G. lamblia
3 (1.56)
1 (0.52)
1.04
0.315
E. hist./dispar + A. lumbricoides
4 (2.08)
3 (1.56)
0.52
0.703
Total
90 (46.88)
52 (27.08)
19.80
≤0.001*
N = Total number of the study participant in both cases and the control groups, *statistically significant ().
