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Table 1 PCR based prevalence of G. duodenalis in children by study site, sex and age group in Oromia Special Zone, central Ethiopia (January - June, 2014)

From: Multilocus genotyping of Giardia duodenalis isolates from children in Oromia Special Zone, central Ethiopia

Parameters

No. of samples examined

G. duodenalis

No. of samples positives n (%)

χ2

P value

Study site

    

 Holetta

102

15 (14.7)

  

 Sendafa

101

20 (19.8)

1.115

0.573

 Chancho

83

13 (15.7)

  

Sex

    

 Male

154

27 (17.5)

0.293

0.588

 Female

132

21 (15.9)

Age group

    

  < 5 years

130

21 (16.2)

0.011

0.917

 5-14 years

156

27 (17.3)

  1. Key: χ2 and P values compare the prevalence between study sites, sex and age groups in children
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