Research Article
The Impact of Parasitic Infestation on Nutritional Status and Micronutrients among Children
Table 2
Prevalence of different parasitic infections among the infected groups (
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| | Parasite species | Number (no.) | Percentage (%) |
| | I. Protozoa | 45 | 32.1% | | Giardia lamblia | 12 | 8.6% | | Entamoeba histolytica/dispar | 10 | 7.1% | | Cryptosporidium spp. | 9 | 6.4% | | Entamoeba coli | 7 | 5% | | B. hominis | 5 | 3.6% | | Cyclospora | 2 | 1.4% | | II. Helminths | 68 | 48.6% | | Enterobius vermicularis | 50 | 35.7% | | Hymenolepis nana | 11 | 7.9% | | Ascaris lumbricoides | 7 | 5% | | III. Mixed infection | 27 | 19.3% | | Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium spp. | 4 | 2.9% | | Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica | 7 | 5% | | Entamoeba histolytica and Enterobius vermicularis | 9 | 6.4% | | E. histolytica+Entamoeba coli | 2 | 1.4% | | Giardia lamblia and Hymenolepis nana | 3 | 2.1% | | Cryptosporidium spp. and Ascaris lumbricoides | 2 | 1.4% | | Total | 140 | 100% |
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