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

Table 2

Assessment of intestinal parasites and its associated factors among fruits and vegetables sold in local markets of Bule Hora Town, Southern Ethiopia, from July 29 to August 17, 2022.

Detected parasite	Frequency	Prevalence (%)
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar	41	10.5
Giardia lamblia	25	6.4
Hookworm	12	3.1
Ascaris lumbricoides	48	12.3
Enterobius vermicularis	2	0.5
Trichuris trichiura	12	3.1
Taenia spp.	2	0.5
Total (positive)	142	36.3
Negative	249	63.6