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Table 2 Prevalence of all species and higher taxa in the whole study group and by residency status

From: Comparison of intestinal parasitic infection in newly arrived and resident workers in Qatar

Species

New immigrants

Residents

Combined

 

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95%CI

Protozoa

B. hominis

0.8

0.36 - 1.77

5.1

3.61 - 6.99

2.9

2.13 - 3.92

G. duodenalis

2.9

1.82 - 4.44

1.6

0.86 - 2.82

2.2

1.53 - 3.09

Amoeba non path

3

1.92 - 4.60

3.2

2.11 - 4.88

3.1

2.30 - 4.14

Amoeba path

1.3

0.68 - 2.50

0.3

0.12 - 0.97

0.8

0.40 - 1.36

   All protozoa combined

7.4

5.65 - 9.70

8.8

6.86 - 11.23

8.1

6.76 - 9.49

Helminths

Hookworms

10.3

8.17 - 12.87

6.2

4.57 - 8.33

8.3

6.88 - 9.63

Trichuris trichiura

6

4.39 - 8.08

1

0.49 - 2.16

3.5

2.64 - 4.58

Ascaris lumbricoides

3.3

2.14 - 4.90

0.6

0.30 - 1.57

2.5

1.80 - 3.47

Strongyloides stercoralis

0

0 - 0.57

0.9

0.42 - 1.97

0.5

0.18 - 0.94

Enterobius vermicularis

0

0 - 0.57

0.1

0.06 - 0.76

0.1

0 - 0.36

Hymenolepis nana*

1.6

0.87 - 2.83

0.4

0.18 - 1.17

1

0.55 - 1.61

Taenia spp.

0.7

0.30 - 1.57

0.4

0.18 - 1.17

0.5

0.22 - 1.02

Schistosoma spp.

0

0 - 0.57

0.3

0.12 - 0.97

0.1

0.02 - 0.47

   All helminths combined

20

17.08 - 23.19

9.2

7.20 - 11.66

14.6

12.80 - 16.33

All the above species combined

26.5

23.26 - 30.00

16.5

13.79 - 19.49

21.5

19.40 - 23.51

  1. *This species is also known as Rodentolepis nana