Assessment of Intestinal Parasites and Its Associated Factors among Fruits and Vegetables Collected from Local Markets of Bule Hora Town, Southeast Ethiopia

Table 1

Frequency distribution of parasitological contamination of fruits and vegetables sold in local markets of Bule Hora Town, Southern Ethiopia, from July 29 to August 17, 2022.

Types of vegetables and fruits	Number examined	Number positive (%)	Number of parasitic species detected (%)
			One	Two	Three
Cabbage	59	27 (7)	14	2	0
Carrot	56	22 (5.6)	17	1	1
Spinach	48	19 (4.9)	15	0	0
Banana	37	14 (3.6)	15	1	0
Mango	37	12 (3.1)	14	0	0
Avocado	39	1 1 (2.8)	19	1	1
Green pepper	56	23 (5.9)	18	2	0
Tomato	59	25 (6.4)	18	2	1
Total	391 (100%)	142 (36.4)	130 (33.2)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)