Table 5 Prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (in parentheses) of the enteric protozoan species identified in stool samples from the investigated population (n = 766) by conventional microscopy, Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil, 2015–2016

 Ilha do Mel¹

46

6.5 (1.7–16.7)

28.3 (16.7–42.5)

6.5 (1.7–16.7)

15.2 (6.9–27.8)

0 (0.0–6.3)

6.5 (1.7–16.7)

6.5 (1.7–16.7)

0 (0.0–6.3)

2.2 (0.1–10.3)

 Ilha do Teixeira¹

58

3.4 (0.6–10.9)

22.4^a* (13.1–34.5)

0 (0.0–5.0)

31.0^{d**, e**, f**} (20.2–43.8)

0 (0.0–5.0)

3.4 (0.6–10.9)

0 (0.0–5.0)

0 (0.0–5.0)

0 (0.0–5.0)

 Ilha do Amparo¹

90

13.3 (7.4–21.6)

41.1^{a*, b**} (31.3–51.5)

0 (0.0–3.3)

27.8^{g**, h**, i**} (19.3–37.7)

0 (0.0–3.3)

3.3 (0.9–8.8)

4.4 (1.4–10.4)

1.1 (0.1–5.4)

1.1 (0.1–5.4)

 Jardim Esperança²

221

14.5 (10.3–19.6)

32.6 (26.6–39)

2.7 (1.1–5.6)

14.5^{d**, g**} (10.3–19.6)

2.3 (0.8–4.9)

2.7 (1.1–5.6)

5.0 (2.6–8.5)

0.9 (0.0–2.3)

0 (0.0–1.3)

 Ilha dos Valadares²

286

10.1 (7–14.1)

20.3^{b**, c**} (15.9–25.2)

1.0 (0.3–2.8)

8.7^{e**, h**} (5.9–12.5)

0 (0.0–1.0)

5.6 (3.3–8.7)

3.8 (2.0–6.6)

0 (0.0–1.0)

0 (0.0–1.0)

 Ponta do Caju²

65

9.2 (3.8–18.2)

35.4^c** (24.5–47.5)

3.1 (0.5–9.8)

10.8^{f**, i**} (4.8–20.1)

0 (0.0–4.5)

3.1 (0.5–9.8)

3.1 (0.5–9.8)

0 (0.0–4.5)

0 (0.0–4.5)

 Male

382

13.4^j* (10.2–17)

28.0 (23.7–32.7)

1.8 (0.8–3.6)

14.9 (11.6–18.8)

0.8 (0.2–2.1)

3.5^k* (1.8–6.2)

3.9 (2.3–6.3)

0.5 (0.1–1.7)

0.3 (0–1.3)

 Female

384

8.6^j* (6.1–11.7)

28.4 (24.0–33.1)

1.8 (0.8–3.6)

14.8 (11.6–18.7)

0.5 (0.1–1.7)

5.7^k* (3.7–8.4)

4.2 (2.5–6.5)

0.3 (0.0–1.3)

0.3 (0.0–1.3)

 0–4

66

13.6^l* (6.9–23.6)

25.8 (16.3–37.3)

0 (0.0–4.4)

12.1 (5.8–21.7)

0 (0.0–4.4)

4.5 (1.2–11.9)

1.5 (0.1–7.2)

0 (0.0–4.4)

0 (0.0–4.4)

 5–9

412

13.3^m** (10.3–16.9)

26.9 (22.8–31.4)

1.5 (0.6–3.0)

10.4^{n**, o*, p**} (7.8–13.7)

0.7 (0.2–2.0)

2.9 (1.6–4.9)

3.4 (2.0–5.5)

0.2 (0.0–1.2)

0 (0.0–0.7)

 10–14

146

9.6 (5.6–15.2)

31.5 (24.4–39.4)

2.7 (0.9–6.5)

21.9^p** (15.7–29.2)

1.4 (0.2–4.5)

8.2 (4.5–13.6)

6.8 (3.5–11.9)

1.4 (0.2–4.5)

0.7 (0.0–3.3)

 15–34

52

5.8 (1.5–14.9)

30.8 (19.4–44.2)

1.9 (0.1–9.1)

21.2^o* (11.7–33.8)

0 (0.0–7.0)

5.8 (1.5–14.9)

3.8 (0.7–12.1)

0 (0.0–5.6)

0 (0.0–5.6)

 > 34

90

3.3^{l*, m**} (0.9–8.8)

28.9 (20.2–38.9)

3.3 (0.9–8.8)

22.2^n** (14.5–31.7)

0 (0.0–3.5)

2.2 (0.4–7.1)

4.4 (1.4–10.4)

0 (0.0–3.3)

1.1 (0.1–5.4)

Total

766

11.0 (8.9–13.3)

28.2 (25.1–31.5)

1.8 (1.0–3.0)

14.9 (12.5–17.5)

0.7 (0.2–1.4)

4.2 (2.9–5.8)

4.0 (2.8–5.6)

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

0.3 (0.0–0.9)