An observed difference in prevalence for ST2 in males (21.3 %) compared to females (10 %) did not reach statistical significance, ( χ 2 = 2.62, df = 1, P = 0.105) (Fig. 1 ).
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High occurrence of Blastocystis sp. subtypes 1-3 and Giardia intestinalis assemblage B among patients in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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A highly significant difference was seen between both the two youngest age groups where Blastocystis was detected in 25.7 and 51.4 % respectively and in teenagers and adults in which around 80 % of the individuals carried Blastocystis in their intestine ( χ 2 = 24.57, df = 1, P < 0.001) (Fig. 3 ).