Fig 1.
PRISMA 2020 flow diagram of study selection.
Table 1.
General characteristics of the studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fig 2.
Distribution of pool prevalences and number of studies by geographical region
Fig 3.
Funnel plot representing evidence of publication bias, Bubble plot representing of Meta regression and Galbraith plot representing evidence of heterogeneity.
Fig 4.
Forest plot presenting the prevalence of intestinal parasites in school-age children by region in Turkey (with 95% CI and %weight).
Table 2.
Prevalence of IPIs among school-aged children in Turkey.
Fig 5.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Chilomastix mesnili and Entamoeba hartmanni in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 6.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis and Trichomonas intestinalis in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 7.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Giardia intestinalis/duedonalis/labmblia and Enterobius vermicularis in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 8.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Blastocytis spp. and Entamoeba coli in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 9.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Other and Fasciola hepatica in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 10.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Hymenolepis nana and Ascaris lumbricoides in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 11.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Dientamoeba fragilis, Entamoeba spp. and Eteromonas hominis.
Fig 12.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of E. histolytica/dispar and Taenia spp. in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 13.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Iodamoeba butschlii and Trichurus trichura in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 14.
Forest plot showing the prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Endolimax nana in school-age children in Turkey.
Fig 15.
Overall Forest plot presenting the prevalence of intestinal parasites in school-age children in Turkey (with 95% CI and %weight).