Table 1 Prevalence of intestinal parasites among primary schoolchildren in rural Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Parasite species | No infected | Percent (n = 409) |
|---|---|---|
Single infection | ||
 Hookworm Spp | 130 | 31.7 |
 Schistosoma mansoni | 33 | 8.0 |
 Entamoeba histolytica | 22 | 5.4 |
 Ascaris lumbricoides | 5 | 1.2 |
 Strongyloides stercolaris | 1 | 0.2 |
 Taenia spp | 1 | 0.2 |
 Giardia lamblia | 1 | 0.2 |
Double infection | ||
 S. mansoni + Hookworm spp | 17 | 4.2 |
 Hookworm spp + E. histolytica | 16 | 3.9 |
 Hookworm + Giardia lamblia | 3 | 0.7 |
 E. histolytica + Giardia lamblia | 2 | 0.5 |
 A.lumbricoides + E. histolytica | 1 | 0.2 |
 S. mansoni + E. histolytica | 1 | 0.2 |
 S. mansoni + A. lumbricoides | 1 | 0.2 |
Triple infection | ||
 S. mansoni + Hookworm spp + E. histolytica | 1 | 0.2 |
 S. mansoni + Hookworm spp + G. lamblia | 2 | 0.5 |
 S. mansoni + Hookworm spp + S. stercolaris | 1 | 0.2 |
Negative | 172 | 42.0 |