Table 2 single and co-infections of intestinal parasites detected among study participants of Mekelle prison, Northern Ethiopia, 2017
Species of parasites | Number (n = 291) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Single infections | ||
E. histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii | 55 | 18.9 |
E. coli | 23 | 7.9 |
G. lamblia | 20 | 6.8 |
Taenia species | 7 | 2.4 |
Hookworm | 5 | 1.7 |
Total | 110 | 37.8 |
Co-infections | ||
E. histolytica/E. dispar/E. moshkovskii + G. lamblia | 9 | 3.1 |
E. histolytica/ E. dispar/E. moshkovskii + E. vermicularis | 1 | 0.34 |
E. histolytica/E. dispar/ E. moshkovskii + S. mansoni | 1 | 0.34 |
E. histolytica/E. dispar/ E. moshkovskii + Taenia species | 1 | 0.34 |
G. lamblia + E. coli | 1 | 0.34 |
E. histolytica/E. dispar/ E. moshkovskii + T. trichiura + Hookworm | 1 | 0.34 |
Total | 14 | 4.8 |