Research Article
Determinants of Helminthic Infections and Anemia among Schoolchildren in Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
The distribution of anemia across helminthic infections in Sekelet primary schoolchildren, northwest Ethiopia.
| | Parasitic spp. | Total pos (, %) | Anemia status (, %) | | Normal (, %) | Mild (, %) | Moderate (, %) | Total anemia (, %) |
| | Helminths | 164 (41.6) | 85 (21.6) | 69 (17.5) | 10 (2.5) | 79 (20.0) | | Lumbricoides | 6 (1.5) | 0 | 6 (1.5) | 0 | 6 (1.5) | | Hookworm spp. | 106 (26.9) | 51 (12.9) | 45 (11.4) | 10 (2.6) | 55 (14.0) | | S. mansoni | 54 (13.7) | 35 (8.9) | 16 (4.0) | 3 (0.8) | 19 (4.8) | | Single infections | 180 (45.7) | 90 (22.8) | 83 (21.1) | 7 (1.8) | 90 (22.9) | | Double infections | 5 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.7) | 4 (1.0) | | Total | 116 (29.4) | 268 (68.0) | 10 (2.6) | 278 (70.6) |
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