Table 2 Prevalence (%) of protozoan and helminth parasites in the study population. (The values are based on the 9208 subjects that were screened for this study)

Protozoa

Blastocystis hominis

398

4.3

3.91 - 4.74

Giardia duodenalis

179

1.9

1.66 - 2.23

Non path amoeba*

232

2.5

2.20 - 2.84

Path amoeba*

27

0.3

0.08 - 0.43

   All protozoa combined

735

8.0

7.43 - 8.54

Helminths

Hookworms

189

2.1

1.76 - 2.34

Trichuris trichiura

45

0.5

0.16 - 0.65

Ascaris lumbricoides

31

0.3

0.01 - 0.48

Hymenolepis nana**

9

0.1

0.05 - 0.19

   All helminths combined

242

2.6

2.30 - 2.95

All the above species combined

943

10.2

9.62 - 10.86