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Table 3 Prevalence (%) of intestinal parasites stratified by gender

From: Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Hawassa University students’ clinic, Southern Ethiopia: a 10-year retrospective study

Parasite

Males

No. (%)

Females

No. (%)

Prevalence

No. (%)

χ2

P-value

Hw

231 (2.1%)

39 (1.6%)

270 (2.0%)

1.944

0.163235

Al

1593 (14.1%)

453 (18.8%)

2046 (15.0%)

33.422

< 0.00001

Ev

12 (0.1%)

3 (0.1%)

15 (0.1%)

0.057

0.811302

Tt

26 (0.2%)

6 (0.3%)

32 (0.2%)

0.027

0.869482

Sm

29 (0.3%)

3 (0.1%)

32 (0.2%)

1.510

0.219139

Ts

188 (1.7%)

53 (2.2%)

241 (1.8%)

3.186

0.074272

Hn

86 (0.8%)

14 (0.6%)

100 (0.7%)

0.922

0.33695

Ss

32 (0.3%)

3 (0.1%)

35 (0.3%)

1.989

0.158445

Prevalence of helminths

2197 (19.5%)

574 (23.8%)

2771 (20.3%)

22.492

< 0.00001

Eh/d

2077 (18.4%)

387 (16.0%)

2464 (18.0%)

7.793

0.005245

Gl

1131 (10.0%)

187 (7.7%)

1318 (9.6%)

12.010

0.000529

prevalence of protozoan

3208 (28.5%)

574 (23.8%)

3782 (27.6%)

20.949

< 0.00001

Overal prevalence

5405 (47.9)

1148 (47.6)

6553 (47.9)

0.144

0.70475

Total samples

11,265

2414

13,679

  
  1. Statistically significant at P < 0.05, χ2 = Chi square
  2. Hw, Hookworm Species; Al, Ascaris lumbricoides; Ev, Enterobius vermicularis; Tt, Trichuris trichiura; Sm, Schistosoma mansoni; Ts, Taenia species; Hn, Hymenolepis nana; Ss, Strongyloides stercoralis; Eh/d, Entamoeba histolytica/dispar; Gl, Giardia lamblia