Intestinal parasites

No (%)

*N = 258

A. lumbricoides

26 (10.1)

Hookworm spp.

18 (7.0)

T. trichuria

9 (3.5)

Taenia spp.

3 (1.2)

H. nana

2 (.8)

Ascaris with Hook worm

13 (5.0)

Ascaris with Trichuria

5 (1.9)

Total prevalence of any helminthes infection

76 (29.5)

No ova or helminthic parasite seen

182 (70.5)