Journal of Parasitology Research / 2023 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Risk Factors among Diarrheal Patients Attending Negelle Borena General Hospital: A Case-Control Study Table 3 Prevalence of intestinal protozoal parasites based on age (years) among diarrheal patients (cases) attending Negelle Borena General Hospital.
Type of protozoa (parasites) Cases age (years) Control age (years) <5 ( ) 6–10 ( ) 11–20 (N =20) 21–30 ( ) 31–40 ( ) >41 ( ) <5 ( ) 6–10 ( ) 11–20 ( ) 21–30 ( ) 31–40 ( ) >41 ( ) A. lumbricoides — — — — 5 (20) 2 (3.3) 1 (3.12) 1 (2.22) — — — — E. histolytica/dispar — 1 (7.1) 1 (5) 5 (9.1) — 3 (5) — 2 (4.4) 1 (6.7) 1 (10) — — G. lamblia — — 2 (10) 8 (33.3) 2 (8) 6 (10) — — 2 (13.3) 4 (40) 1 (1.3) — S. mansoni — — 1 (5) 3 (5.5) — 2 (3.3) — 3 (6.7) 3 (2.2) 3 (30) — — H. worm 1 (5.56) 2 (14.3) 1 (5) 2 (3.6) 3 (12) — — 3 (6.7) 2 (3.13) 1 (10) — — Tenia spp.2 (11.11) 1 (7.1) — — — — — — 3 (2.2) — 1 (1.3) — Cryptosporidium spp.2 (11.11) 2 (14.3) — — — — — — — — 1 (1.3) — S. stercolaris 4 (22.22) — — — — — — — — — — — T. trichiura 2 (11.11) 1 (7.1) — — — — — — 1 (6.7) 1 (10) 3 (3.8) — H. nana — 3 (21.4) 1 (5) 2 (3.6) — 3 (5) — 2 (4.4) 4 (26.7) 1 (10) — — E. hist./dispar and G. lamblia — — 3 (15) 4 (7.3) — 2 (3.3) — — — 2 (20) — 2 (16.7) Cryptosporidium spp. + G. lamblia — — 3 (15) — — — — — — — — 1 (8.3) E. hist./dispar + A. lumbricoides — — — — — 4 (6.7) — — — — 2 (2.6) 1 (8.3) Total 11 (61) 10 (71) 12 (60) 24 (44) 10 (40) 22 (37) 1 (3)11 (24)19 (63)13 (46)8 (27)4 (14)