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Table 1 Age wise distribution of different entero-parasites

From: Intestinal parasitosis in school children of Lalitpur district of Nepal

Frequency of intestinal parasites

Upto 5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

Total

Prevalence (%)

(Total cases = 464)

(Total cases = 464)

(Total cases = 464)

Protozoa

35

73

81

189

13.6

Giardia lamblia

20

42

41

103

7.4

Entamoeba histolytica

6

14

27

47

3.4

Cyclospora cayetanensis

6

10

7

23

1.6

Entamoeba coli

3

6

4

13

1.0

Blastocystis hominis

0

1

2

3

0.2

Helminths

6

16

21

43

3.1

Hymenolepis nana

0

3

10

13

1.0

Ascaris lumbricoides

2

2

6

10

0.7

Trichuris trichiura

0

4

1

5

0.4

Enterobius vermicularis

2

3

1

3

0.4

Taenia spp.

0

1

2

3

0.2

Strongyloides stercoralis

1

2

0

3

0.2

Ancylostoma duodenale

1

1

1

3

0.2

Total

41 (8.83%)

89 (19.18%)

102 (21.98%)

232

16.7