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Table 2 Occurrence of assemblages associated with G. duodenalis infection with respect to water source type, climatic zone of water source and individuals’ place of residence

From: Molecular epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis infection in humans in Southern Ethiopia: a triosephosphate isomerase gene-targeted analysis

Variables

Stool samples

Assemblage

(% from positive individuals)

No. examined

No. positive (%)

A (%)

B (%)

A and B (%)

Water source types

 Open spring

127

33 (26.0)

12 (36.4)

6 (18.2)

15 (45.5)

 Spring box

118

17 (14.4)

7 (41.2)

2 (11.8)

8 (47.1)

 Municipal/tap

151

34 (22.5)

12 (35.3)

9 (26.5)

13 (38.2)

 River

113

8 (7.1)

2 (25.0)

3 (37.5)

3 (37.5)

Climatic zone of water sources

 Dega

114

30 (26.3)

13 (43.3)

4 (13.3)

13 (43.3)

 Woina dega

203

30 (14.8)

7 (23.3)

9 (30.0)

14 (46.7)

 Kolla

192

32 (16.7)

13 (40.6)

7 (21.9)

12 (37.5)

Climatic zone of individuals residence

 Dega

113

29 (25.7)

12 (41.4)

4 (13.8)

13 (44.8)

 Woina dega

196

30 (15.3)

7 (23.3)

9 (30.0)

14 (46.7)

 Kolla

200

33 (16.5)

14 (42.4)

7 (21.2)

12 (36.4)

Total

509

92 (18.1)

33 (35.9)

20 (21.7)

39 (42.4)