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 (%) |
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(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 |