Intestinal parasitic infection with special reference to taeniid tapeworms in school children of Malakand region, Pakistan

Figures & Tables

Variable	Total number	Positive	Negative	Prevalence (%)	P. Value

Age in years
5 – 7	123	56	67	45.5	0.09 (P>0.005)
8 – 10	96	44	52	48.8
11 – 13	141	81	60	57.4

Upper arm circumference (in inches)	Number examined	Number infected	Prevalence (%)
8 – 9	194	52	26.8	0.50
10 – 11	166	88	53.01
Total	360	140	38.8

Type of infection	Total n=360 (%)	Total (%) of taeniid species 32(8.88)	Prevalence of tanned species in each type of infection Species	Prevalence (%)
Single infection	70(19.44)	13(3.6)	Taenia species	13(3.6)

Double infection	38(10.5)	9(2.5)	Taenia species + Ascaris lumbricoides	3(0.83)

			E. histolytica/dipar + Taenia species	2((0.55)
			T. trichiura + Taenia species	2(0.55)
			Hookworm + Taenia species	2(0.55)

Triple infection	22(6.11)	8(2.22)	T. trichiura + E. histolytica/dipar + Taenia species	3(0.83)
			Taenia species + E. histolytica/dipar + Ascaris lumbricoides	2(0.55)
			Taenia species + H. nana + Ascaris lumbricoides	3(0.83)

Quadruple infection	10(2.77)	2(0.55)	Ascaris lumbricoides + H. nana + Taenia species + hookworm	1(0.27)
Quadruple infection	10(2.77)	2(0.55)	T. trichiura + E. histolytica/dipar + Taenia species + Ascaris lumbricoides	1(0.27)

Overall polyparasitism				60(16.66)

Overall infected individuals				140(38.8)

Overall examined				360

Variable	Number examined	Number positive	Prevalence (%)	P value

Gender
Male	270	110	40.7	0.2119 (P>0.05)
Female	90	30	33.33
Total	360	140	38.8