Sex

No. of samples collected

No. of handlers tested positive to parasite

Percentage (%) of Hookworm

Percentage (%) of Ascaris

Percentage (%) of T. trichura

Percentage (%) of E. histolytica

Male

125

46 (36.8)

11 (23.9)

10 (21.7)

2 (4.4)

20 (43.5)

Female

181

80 (44.2)

14 (17.5)

20 (25.0)

3 (3.8)

46 (57.5)