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) |