ISSN 2756-3340
African Journal of Infectious Diseases Research Vol. 2 (1), pp. 062-064, January, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Predominance of intestinal parasitic contaminations among Primary school students in Iran
*Bahman Lotfi, Ghobadi Shah and Jafar Omidyar
Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Payame Noor University, Iran.
E-mail: [email protected]
Accepted 29 December, 2014
Abstract
Duplicate stool specimens from 405 primary school attending students of Barandooz-Chay region of Urmia district were tested for intestinal parasites. Besides, duplicate scotch tape slides were obtained and examined microscopically for Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia sp. eggs. A questionnaire containing demographic data was filled for every case, and the relationship between them and the parasitic infection was assayed. Overall, intestinal parasitic prevalence was 42.5%. Prevalence of Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba coli, Blastocystis hominis, Iodamoeba butschlii, Enterobius vermicularis and Hymenolepis nana was 20.5, 14.6, 13.3, 2.5, 10.6 and 0.2%, respectively. No statistic relation was proved between these infections, having tap water facility at home or family population (except for E. vermicularis), but there was a significant relationship between parents’ education level and family population. According to relatively high prevalence of parasitic infections in the study field, it is necessary to increase hygienic and educational measures.
Key words: Prevalence, intestinal parasites, primary school, Urmia.