Table 6 Mean number of eggs per gram of stool quantified with minimum and maximum number and intensity of intestinal parasites in children aged 24–59 months in the rural settings of the east Dembiya district, northwest Ethiopia, May–June 2021, (n = 372)
Parasitic species | Mean number of eggs per gram of stool (minimum and maximum) | Number of children with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Light intensity | Moderate intensity | Heavy intensity | ||
A. lumbricoides | 1725 (48, 12,560) | 70 | 7 | 0 |
Hookworm | 95 (48, 384) | 17 | 0 | 0 |
S. mansoni | 217 (24, 3456) | 41 | 25 | 5 |
H. nana | 489 (48, 6480) | 18 | 1 | 0 |
T. trichiura | 252 (120, 384) | 2 | 0 | 0 |