Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in School Going Children in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Vedantham Kesavaram¹  Rangaiahagari Ashok²  Giddi Suguneswari¹  Ksbvn Satish¹ 

[1] Department of Microbiology, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India;King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda, East Africa

关键词: Intestinal Parasite;    Entamoeba Histolytica;    School Children;    Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj16652

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Background:Thepublichealthimpactofparasiticinfectionhasbeenconsistentlyunderestimatedinthepast,butthereisnowageneralconsensusthatdiseasescausedbyintestinalparasitesrepresentanimportantpublichealthproblem,especiallychildren.Recentstudiessuggestthatevenmoderateintensityofinfectionmayhaveadverseeffectsongrowth,irondeficiencyanemiaandcognitivefunction,practicallyforchildrenofschoolage.Objective:Aimofthepresentstudywastodeterminetheintestinalparasiticinfectioninschoolgoingchildren.MaterialsandMethods:ThestoolsampleswerecollectedfromdifferentmunicipalschoolinandaroundAmalapuramaccordingtothestandardproceduresbetweenJune2006toAugust2006.Allthestoolsampleswereexaminedbythedirectmicroscopicexaminationandbytheformalin-etherconcentrationmethods.AnalysisofthedatawascarriedoutbyusingEpiinfosoftware.Results:Atotal208stoolspecimenwerecollected.Themeanagegroupwas8.8±2.11.133(63.9%)wereinfectedwithoneormoreintestinalparasites.95(71.4%)ofthestudentswereinfectedwithsingleparasite,38(28.6%)withtwoormoreparasites.ThemostcommonwasEntamoebahistolytica(E.histolytica)with41(30.8%)singleand26(19.54%)withmultipleinfections.ThesecondmostcommonwasGiardiaintestinalis(G.intestinalis)with25(18.8%)singleand25(18.8%)withmultipleinfections.ThethirdonewasEntamoebacoli(E.coli)with15(11.3%)singleand17(12.78%)withmultipleinfections.E.histolyticaandG.intestinaliswerethemostcommonlyfoundparasiteinmultipleinfections.1.5%ofAscarislumbricoides,5.3%Hookworm,0.8%Enterobiusvermicularisand0.8%ofTrichuristrichuriawerefoundinthestoolsample.Conclusions:IntestinalparasiticinfectionisanimportantpublichealthprobleminAndhraPradesh,India.Ruralresidence,mothereducationlessthanprimaryschoolandnohandwashwithsoapaftertoiletswerethesignificantriskfactors.Interventionsincludinghealtheducationonpersonalhygiene,appropriatewatermanagementlikeboilinganduseoflatrinestotheschoolchildrenandtotheparents.Thepublichealthimpactofparasiticinfectionhasbeenconsistentlyunderestimatedinthepast,butthereisnowageneralconsensusthatdiseasescausedbyintestinalparasitesrepresentanimportantpublichealthproblem,especiallychildren.Recentstudiessuggestthatevenmoderateintensityofinfectionmayhaveadverseeffectsongrowth,irondeficiencyanemiaandcognitivefunction,practicallyforchildrenofschoolage.

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