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Table 3 Prevalence of intestinal parasites among school age children (n = 391) in Arbaminch Zuria district, Southern Ethiopia, 2017

From: Burden of intestinal helminths and associated factors three years after initiation of mass drug administration in Arbaminch Zuria district, Southern Ethiopia

Parasites

Frequency

Number

Percentage

Helminths

Ascaris lumbricoides

56

14.3

Hookworms

55

14.1

Hymenolepis nana

17

4.3

Schistosoma mansoni

12

3.1

Trichuris trichuria

10

2.6

Taenia species

4

1.0

Entrobius vermicularis

3

0.8

Protozoa

Giardia lamblia cyst

1

0.3

Number of helminth

Species per child

1

158

40.4

≥2

24

6.1

Total Prevalence

Helminth

181

46.3

Protozoa

1

0.2

Helminth + Protozoa

182

46.5