Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Schistosoma mansoni and Associated Factors among Fishermen at Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

The prevalence of intestinal parasites and S. mansoni infections among fishermen at Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 ().

Parasite species		Prevalence [ (%)]			Prevalence at 95% CI
		KK	STST	Combined
Helminths	Hookworm species	31 (7.9)	69 (17.8)	76 (19.6)	15.95-23.83
	A. lumbricoides	28 (7.2)	35 (9.0)	46 (11.9)	9.01-15.46
	E. vermicularis	1 (0.3)	1 (0.3)	2 (0.5)	0.14-1.87
	S. stercoralis	N/A	3 (0.8)	3 (0.8)	0.26-2.24
	T. trichiura	4 (1)	2 (0.5)	5 (1.3)	0.55-2.98
	Taenia spp.	3 (0.8)	4 (1.0)	5 (1.3)	0.55-2.98
	H. nana	4 (1)	6 (1.5)	9 (2.3)	1.23-4.35
	S. mansoni	46 (11.9)	54 (13.9)	88 (22.7)	18.61-27.18
Protozoans	G. lamblia	N/A	14 (3.6)	14 (3.6)	2.16-5.97
	E. histolytica/dispar	N/A	29 (7.5)	29 (7.5)	5.14-10.67
Total positive participants		68 (17.5)	141 (36.3)	164 (42.3)	37.33-47.37

: total examined; : number of positive; N/A: not applicable.