Table 3 Intestinal parasitic infections of schoolchildren in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts of Nepal between March and May 2015
Parasite | Prevalence (N = 708) | Sex | χ 2 | P | Age group | χ 2 | P | District | χ 2 | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 339) | Female (n = 369) | 8–12 years (n = 108) | 13–16 years (n = 600) | Dolakha (n = 555) | Ramechhap (n = 153) | ||||||||
N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||||
Nematodes | |||||||||||||
Ascaris lumbricoides | 185 (26.1) | 87 (25.7) | 98 (26.6) | 0.07 | 0.79 | 21 (19.4) | 164 (27.3) | 2.95 | 0.09 | 154 (27.8) | 31 (20.3) | 3.48 | 0.06 |
Trichuris trichiura | 219 (30.9) | 109 (32.2) | 110 (29.8) | 0.45 | 0.50 | 27 (25.0) | 192 (32.0) | 2.10 | 0.15 | 176 (31.7) | 43 (28.1) | 0.73 | 0.39 |
Hookworm | 214 (30.2) | 99 (29.2) | 115 (31.2) | 0.32 | 0.57 | 27 (25.0) | 187 (31.2) | 1.65 | 0.12 | 182 (32.8) | 32 (20.9) | 8.02 | 0.01 |
Strongyloides stercoralis | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0.01 | 0.95 | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | 0.36 | 0.55 | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0.55 | 0.46 |
Enterobius vermicularis | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 0.01 | 0.96 | 0 (0) | 2 (0.5) | 0.39 | 0.53 | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0.62 | 0.43 |
Cestodes | |||||||||||||
Hymenolepis nana | 195 (27.5) | 90 (26.6) | 105 (28.5) | 0.32 | 0.57 | 24 (22.2) | 171 (28.5) | 1.81 | 0.18 | 164 (29.6) | 31 (20.3) | 5.18 | 0.02 |
Total faecal-oral transmitted helminths | 250 (35.3) | 120 (35.4) | 130 (35.2) | 0.01 | 0.96 | 31 (28.7) | 219 (36.5) | 2.44 | 0.12 | 203 (36.6) | 47 (30.7) | 1.80 | 0.18 |
Intestinal protozoa | |||||||||||||
Giardia intestinalis | 216 (30.5) | 101 (29.8) | 115 (31.2) | 0.16 | 0.69 | 22 (20.4) | 194 (32.3) | 6.18 | 0.01 | 176 (31.7) | 40 (26.1) | 1.75 | 0.19 |
Total intestinal protozoa | 216 (30.5) | 101 (29.8) | 115 (31.2) | 0.16 | 0.69 | 22 (20.4) | 194 (32.3) | 6.18 | 0.01 | 176 (31.7) | 40 (26.1) | 1.75 | 0.19 |