| Intestinal Parasites Identified |
TB status |
| Smear positive N (%) |
Smear negative N (%) |
| Helminthes
Ascaris lumbricoides |
4 (5.6) |
28 (8.2) |
| Hookworm |
8 (11.1) |
18 (5.2) |
| Strongloidis stercolaris |
5 (6.9) |
6 (1.7) |
| Schistosoma mansoni |
3 (4.2) |
7 (2.0) |
| Trichuris trichuria |
1 (1.4) |
2 (0.6) |
| Hyminolepis nana |
0 (0.0) |
3 (0.9) |
| Taenia species |
0 ( 0.0) |
1 (0.3) |
Protozoans
Entamoeba histolytica cyst |
0 (0.0) |
6 (1.7) |
| Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite |
0 (0.0) |
5 (1.5) |
| Giardia lamblia cyst |
1 (1.4) |
3 (0.9) |
| Giardia lamblia trophozoite |
0 (0.0) |
2 (0.6) |
| Mixed parasitic infection |
2(2.8) |
15 (4.3) |
| Overall |
24 (33.3) |
96 (27.9) |
TB – Tuberculosis