Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among primary school children in southern Iran
| Autor: | Yaghoob Hamedi, Mehregan Heidari-Hengami, Majid Najafi-Asl, Khojasteh Sharifi-Sarasiabi, Soroush Rafati, Habibollah Turki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Hymenolepis nana
medicine.medical_specialty Blastocystis Southern Iran biology business.industry 030231 tropical medicine Intestinal parasite medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Trichrome Internal medicine Protozoan infection parasitic diseases Immunology medicine Giardia lamblia Original Article Parasitology 030212 general & internal medicine Enterobius business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Parasitic Diseases. 41:659-665 |
| ISSN: | 0975-0703 0971-7196 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12639-016-0862-6 |
| Popis: | A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in primary school children in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran during January to March 2016. Single stool samples were collected from 1465 participants by clean stool cup. The questionnaire was prepared on the basis of demographic characteristics. The diagnosis was made on the basis of the direct wet mount, formalin–ether concentration, and Ziehl–Neelsen and trichrome stained slides. Out of the 1465 school children examined, six species of intestinal parasites were identified with an overall prevalence of 95 positive students (6.5%). Prevalence of protozoan infections (6.2%) was significantly higher than helminth infections (0.3%). The most common protozoan species were Giardia lamblia (n = 42, 2.9%) and Blastocystis hominis (n = 31, 2.1%). Only two cases of Hymenolepis nana and two cases of Enterobius vermicularis were detected. The prevalence of parasitic infections was higher in boys (n = 52, 7%) than girls (n = 41, 5.7%), but the difference was not significant. The parasitic infections were higher among the children whose parent’s education was less than high school diploma (p = 0.000), and there was also a significant association between the parents’ jobs and the intensity of parasitic infection. The prevalence of intestinal parasites, compared to the previous studies in this area, was significantly lower; that is mainly due to an increase in the quality of life and parents’ education as well as the accessibility to health services. The most prevalent intestinal parasite was G. lamblia; therefore, it is recommended that more emphasis is applied to controlling and preventing this parasitic infection by washing hands, particularly before each meal course. |
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