Enteroparasitism in Hard-to-Reach Community Dwellers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ga West Municipality in Ghana

Table 5

Distribution of enteroparasites in underweight, anaemic, and malnourished participants.

Nutritional status	Associated parasites	Frequency of association with nutritional status
Underweight ()	S. mansoni	69 (63.3%)
	Hookworm	27 (24.8%)
	E. histolytica	13 (11.9%)
Severe anaemia ()	Hookworm	19 (61.3%)
	G. lamblia	7 (22.6%)
	S. mansoni	5 (16.1%)
Moderate anaemia ()	Hookworm	22 (37.3%)
	E. histolytica	19 (32.2%)
	S. mansoni	9 (15.3%)
	A. lumbricoides	9 (15.3%)
Mild anaemia ()	Hookworm	11 (35.5%)
	G. lamblia	9 (29.0%)
	S. stercoralis	7 (22.6%)
	E. histolytica	4 (12.9%)
Malnourished ()	G. lamblia	22 (30.6%)
	A. lumbricoides	21 (29.2%)
	Hookworm	19 (26.4%)
	E. histolytica	10 (13.9%)
Severely malnourished ()	S. stercoralis	17 (39.5%)
	Hookworm	11 (25.6%)
	G. lamblia	10 (23.3%)
	B. coli	5 (11.6%)