Review Article

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Human Intestinal Helminths Parasitic Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Pooled prevalence of some common intestinal helminth parasites among people in Ethiopia.

Type of intestinal helminths parasiteNo. of positivityPooled prevalence with 95% CII-squared

A. lumbricoides927310.84 (9.34, 12.34)99.2%,
Hookworm84718.89 (7.75, 10.04)98.9%,
S. mansoni29794.22 (3.64, 4.81)98.2%,
T. trichiura18872.51 (2.17, 2.8696.9%,
H. nana13862.29 (1.96, 2.63),91.7%
Taenia species6191.01 (0.80, 1.22)91.0%,
S. stercoralis5981.17 (0.92, 1.41)90.8%,
E. vermicularis3810.71 (0.52, 0.90)85.5%,