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Table 2 Summary of individuals infected with helminths and intestinal protozoa from two tuberculosis centres in Abidjan and two schools in Dabou, south Côte d'Ivoire, stratified by sex (2009/2010).

From: No Paragonimus in high-risk groups in Côte d'Ivoire, but considerable prevalence of helminths and intestinal protozoon infections

 

Patients with chronic cough (n = 278)

Schoolchildren (n = 166)

Parasite

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

No infection

116 (74.3%)

85 (69.6%)

201 (72.3%)

54 (57.4%)

54 (75.0%)

108 (65.1%)

Single infection

35 (22.4%)

25 (20.5%)

60 (21.6%)

19 (20.2%)

10 (13.9%)

29 (17.5%)

   Helminth

9 (5.7%)

4 (3.3%)

13 (4.6%)

31 (32.9%)

6 (8.3%)

37 (22.3%)

Hookworm

3 (1.9%)

1 (0.8%)

4 (1.4%)

19 (20.2%)

3 (4.2%)

22 (13.3%)

Trichuris trichiura

0

0

0

9 (9.6%)

3 (4.2%)

12 (7.2%)

Schistosoma mansoni

2 (1.3%)

3 (2.4%)

5 (1.8%)

0

0

0

Ascaris lumbricoides

0

0

0

3 (3.2%)

0

3 (1.8%)

Strongyloides stercoralis

4 (2.6%)

0

4 (1.4%)

0

0

0

   Intestinal protozoon

26 (16.7%)

21 (17.2%)

47 (16.9%)

54 (57.4%)

27 (37.5%)

81 (48.8%)

Entamoeba coli

21 (13.4%)

15 (12.3%)

36 (12.9%)

14 (14.9%)

9 (12.5%)

23 (13.8%)

Endolimax nana

3 (1.9%)

2 (1.6%)

5 (1.8%)

13 (13.8%)

5 (6.9%)

18 (10.8%)

Blastocystis hominis

0

0

0

9 (9.6%)

2 (2.8%)

11 (6.6%)

Giardia intestinalis

2(1.3%)

2 (1.6%)

4 (1.4%)

3 (3.2%)

5 (6.9%)

8 (4.8%)

Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar

0

0

0

6 (6.4%)

5 (6.9%)

11 (6.6%)

Iodamoeba bütschlii

0

1 (0.8%)

1 (0.3%)

5 (5.3%)

1 (1.4%)

6 (3.6%)

Chilomastix mesnili

0

1 (0.8%)

1 (0.3%)

4 (4.3%)

0

4 (2.4%)

Dual infection

5 (3.2%)

10 (8.2%)

15 (5.4%)

10 (10.6%)

4 (5.6%)

14 (8.4%)

Triple infection

0

2 (1.6%)

2 (0.7%)

4 (4.3%)

2 (2.8%)

6 (3.6%)

≥ Quadruple infection

0

0

0

7 (7.4%)

2 (2.8%)

9 (5.4%)

Total

156

122

278

94

72

166