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Table 4 Prevalence of GIT disorders among infected and non-infected children

From: Intestinal parasitic infection among school children in Dakahlia governorate, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

 

Infected

Non-infected

Total

P value

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Anorexia

 Yes

72 (30.1)

26 (5.3)

98 (13.5)

<0.00001*

 No

167 (69.9)

461 (94.7)

628 (86.5)

Nausea or vomiting

 Yes

59 (24.7)

12 (2.5)

71 (9.9)

<0.00001*

 No

180 (73.3)

475 (97.5)

655 (90.1)

Abdominal pain

 Yes

145 (60.7)

43 (8.8)

188 (25.9)

<0.00001*

 No

94 (39.3)

444 (91.2)

538 (74.1)

Bloating

 Yes

92 (38.5)

19 (3.9)

111 (15.3)

<0.00001*

 No

147 (61.5)

468 (96.1)

615 (84.2)

Constipation or diarrhea

 Yes

102 (42.7)

38 (7.8)

140 (19.3)

<0.00001*

 No

137 (57.3)

449 (92.2)

586 (80.7)

Blood in stool

 Yes

31 (13.0)

0 (0.0)

31 (5.0)

<0.00001*

 No

208 (87.0)

478 (100.0)

695 (95.0)

Total

239 (100)

487 (100)

726 (100)

 
  1. *statistically significant difference