Prevalence of intestinal parasites and molecular characterization of Giardia intestinalis, Blastocystis spp. and Entamoeba histolytica in the village of Fortín Mbororé (Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina)

Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of participants from Fortín Mbororé, Puerto Iguazú (Misiones, Argentina) and prevalence of intestinal parasites (IPs)

Characteristics	Total participants (n = 218)	Presence of IP (n = 202)	Absence of IP (n = 16)	Percentage of infected per characteristic [95% CI]	P-value
Age group (years)
1–5	44	36	8	81.8 [66.9–90.9]	0.002^a
6–12	54	53	1	98.1 [87.3–99.8]	0.075^b
13–19	26	25	1	96.2 [74.6–99.5]	0.467
19–27	33	30	3	90.0 [74.1–97.2]	0.675^c
> 27	61	58	3	95.1 [85.4–98.5]	0.393^c
Gender
Female	114	107	7	93.6 [87.6–97.1]	0.477^d
Male	104	95	9	91.3 [84.0–95.5]	0.477
Education
In preschool	3	3	0	100	0.718
In elementary school	82	78	4	95.1 [87.5–98.2]	0.280
In high school	19	17	2	89.5 [62.9–97.7]	0.577
Finished elementary school	27	26	1	96.3 [75.5–99.5]	0.439
Incomplete elementary school	3	3	0	100	0.718
Finished high school	9	9	0	100	0.724
No formal education	69	60	9	86.9 [76.5–93.2]	0.035

Values in italic indicate the relationship was statistically significant P < 0.05
CI confidence interval
^aG. intestinalis and C. mesnili P = 0.001 at this age group
^bH. nana and Blastocystis spp. P = 0.007 at this age group
^cHookworm P = 0.007 at this group
^dS. stercoralis P = 0.03 at female group

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