Table 3 prevalence of intestinal parasites among children of age 6–59 months in Boricha district, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 622)
Variable | Categories | No (%) |
|---|---|---|
Types of infections | Single | 266 (42.8%) |
Mixed | 37 (5.9%) | |
Types of intestinal parasites | Giardia lamblia | 65 (10.45%) |
Entamoeba histoltica | 29 (4.66%) | |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 67 (10.77%) | |
Trichiuris trichiuria | 38 (6.1%) | |
Hookworm | 49 (7.88%) | |
Tinea species | 8 (1.3%) | |
Strongliod stercorias | 10 (1.6%) |