Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan
Abstract Intestinal parasitism is the main cause of disease all over the world and described as a significant community health problem. The current study intended to find out the occurrence and identification of hazard factors linked with IPIs among 4-12 years aged shool-age children residing in Low...
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| author | H. Ur. Rahman N. Khatoon S. Arshad Z. Masood B. Ahmad W. Khan N. Rafiq M. I. Khan M. Kabir Z. Ul Haq I. Kamal E. Khan M. Rashid A. ul Haq Y. Garedaghi |
| author_facet | H. Ur. Rahman N. Khatoon S. Arshad Z. Masood B. Ahmad W. Khan N. Rafiq M. I. Khan M. Kabir Z. Ul Haq I. Kamal E. Khan M. Rashid A. ul Haq Y. Garedaghi |
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| description | Abstract Intestinal parasitism is the main cause of disease all over the world and described as a significant community health problem. The current study intended to find out the occurrence and identification of hazard factors linked with IPIs among 4-12 years aged shool-age children residing in Lower Dir district, Pakistan during 2019 - 2020. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted using a pre-arranged pre-tested survey. Anthropometric data and stool collection were done to obtain the findings. The direct wet mount preparation in saline/iodine/methods was used for stool examination. Data were investigated using the GraphPad Prism 5. A total of 400 children studied (mean age of 8.6±3.6 years) the total incidence rate for the intestinal parasitic disease was established to be 71.75%. Of the 400 children studied, the overall prevalence rate for intestinal parasitic infections was found to 71.75% Ascaris lumbricoides (33.1%), Trichuris trichiura (1.04%), E. vermicularis (1.39%), Hookworm (19.86%) were identified in children living in the study area. We concluded that there is a mass scale campaigns were required to generate alertness about health and sanitation in children and the need for the development of effective poverty control programs because deworming (killing of worm with drugs) alone is not adequate to control parasitic infections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27b100cd72ac4ab7bb627164c7edfba82022-12-22T04:25:25ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-43752022-09-018210.1590/1519-6984.244158Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, PakistanH. Ur. Rahmanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4917-1911N. KhatoonS. ArshadZ. MasoodB. AhmadW. KhanN. RafiqM. I. KhanM. KabirZ. Ul HaqI. KamalE. KhanM. RashidA. ul HaqY. GaredaghiAbstract Intestinal parasitism is the main cause of disease all over the world and described as a significant community health problem. The current study intended to find out the occurrence and identification of hazard factors linked with IPIs among 4-12 years aged shool-age children residing in Lower Dir district, Pakistan during 2019 - 2020. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted using a pre-arranged pre-tested survey. Anthropometric data and stool collection were done to obtain the findings. The direct wet mount preparation in saline/iodine/methods was used for stool examination. Data were investigated using the GraphPad Prism 5. A total of 400 children studied (mean age of 8.6±3.6 years) the total incidence rate for the intestinal parasitic disease was established to be 71.75%. Of the 400 children studied, the overall prevalence rate for intestinal parasitic infections was found to 71.75% Ascaris lumbricoides (33.1%), Trichuris trichiura (1.04%), E. vermicularis (1.39%), Hookworm (19.86%) were identified in children living in the study area. We concluded that there is a mass scale campaigns were required to generate alertness about health and sanitation in children and the need for the development of effective poverty control programs because deworming (killing of worm with drugs) alone is not adequate to control parasitic infections.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842022000100725&lng=en&tlng=ennematodes infectionpoly-parasitismurban lifeunhygienicpoor nutrition |
| spellingShingle | H. Ur. Rahman N. Khatoon S. Arshad Z. Masood B. Ahmad W. Khan N. Rafiq M. I. Khan M. Kabir Z. Ul Haq I. Kamal E. Khan M. Rashid A. ul Haq Y. Garedaghi Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan Brazilian Journal of Biology nematodes infection poly-parasitism urban life unhygienic poor nutrition |
| title | Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan |
| title_full | Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan |
| title_short | Prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district Lower Dir, Pakistan |
| title_sort | prevalence of intestinal nematodes infection in school children of urban areas of district lower dir pakistan |
| topic | nematodes infection poly-parasitism urban life unhygienic poor nutrition |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842022000100725&lng=en&tlng=en |
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