Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
Copyright ©2017, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Data | |
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Gender | |
Male | 95 (51.4) |
Female | 90 (48.6) |
Age (y) | 10.1 ± 2.9 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 17.2 ± 2.4 |
Participating schools | |
Paucar | 48 (25.9) |
Sarapampa primaria | 33 (17.8) |
Sarapampa scundaria | 32 (17.3) |
Sharicancha | 32 (17.3) |
Cachuna | 22 (11.9) |
Matamarca | 18 (9.7) |
Parasite infections | |
Pathogenic parasite infections | 137 (74.1) |
Nonpathogenic parasite infectionsa | 48 (25.9) |
Monoparasitism (n = 170) | Polyparasitism (n = 15) | Total (n = 185) | Prevalence (%)a | |
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Nonpathogenic parasite | ||||
Entamoeba coli | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10.3 |
Chilomastix mesnili | 16 | 1 | 17 | 9.2 |
Iodamoeba buschii | 19 | 3 | 22 | 11.9 |
Subtotal | 46 | 12 | 58 | 31.4 |
Pathogenic parasite | ||||
Ascaris lumbricoides | 62 | 7 | 69 | 37.3 |
Blastocystis hominis | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5.4 |
Enterobius vermicularis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 |
Giardia lamblia | 22 | 6 | 28 | 15.1 |
Hymenolepis nana | 14 | 1 | 15 | 8.1 |
Strongyloides stercoralis | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.2 |
Trichuris trichiura | 11 | 1 | 12 | 6.5 |
Subtotal | 124 | 18 | 142 | 76.8 |
Total | 170 | 30 | 200 | 100 |