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The study participants were recruited from patients who visited Debarq Primary Hospital during the study period. Stool samples were collected from each participant and examined for intestinal parasites using direct wet-mount and formal-ether concentration techniques. Socio-demographic data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Out of 422 individuals examined, 33.64% were infected with at least one intestinal parasite species. <jats:italic>Entamoeba histolytica\/dispar<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Giardia intestinalis<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>, and hookworm were found in 12.79%, 8.53%, 7.10%, and 1.65% of the participants, respectively. Double and triple parasite infections were found in 2.37% and 0.23% of the participants, respectively. 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