National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Intestinal protozoan diseases in Yemen are a significant health problem with high prevalence rates. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal protozoan parasites among school children, and identifying risk factors associated with infection in Mukalla city-Hahdramout/Yemen. In this cross-sectional study, 385 stool samples were collected from 238 males and 147 females of age group children 7-11 years. All samples were examined using direct method to identify microscopically possible diagnostic stages of intestinal protozoan parasites, and data were collected via standard questionnaire.A total of 286 children found to be positive for at least one protozoan parasite infection with an overall estimated prevalence of 74.3%. The distributions of intestinal protozoan parasites among school children were Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 130(33.8%), Giardia lamblia 76(19.7%) and multiple infections of these intestinal protozoan stages 80(20.8%). The prevalence was significantly among the different selected schools (P < 0.05).The rate of infection was highest among the age group 7-8 years 126(32.7%), as well asthe infection rates of 180(46.8%) and 106(27.5%) were recorded among males and females respectively. This study indicated that infection of intestinal protozoan parasites was high prevalent among school children and being most common with Entamoeba and Giardia infections. Low personal hygiene, unsanitary condition, economic status and contact with animals were important predictors factors for intestinal protozoan infections.
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