Zones

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

Prison old park

102

44 (43.1)

10 (22.7)

14 (31.8)

-

20 (45.5)

Railway Track

126

51 (40.5)

6 (11.8)

16 (31.4)

5 (9.8)

24 (47.1)

UNTH Road

36

12 (33.3)

2 (16.7)

-

-

10 (83.3)

Den’s cook

42

19 (45.3)

7 (36.8)

-

-

12 (63.2)

Total

306

126 (41.2)

25 (19.8)

30 (23.8)

5 (4.0)

66 (52.4)