INTESTINAL PARASITES IN IRAN
The purpose of this study was to investigate the status and epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Iran. The information was driven from an extensive Health Survey which was done by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, deputy of Research Affairs in 1990-92. Sampling fraction was 1 per 1000...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| author | K. Mohammad M.R. Zalie S. Sirous M.R. Masjedi |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to investigate the status and epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Iran. The information was driven from an extensive Health Survey which was done by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, deputy of Research Affairs in 1990-92. Sampling fraction was 1 per 1000 of individuals aged between 2 and 69, the sampling method was cluster sampling and each cluster consisted of 7 families. Formal-ether was the method of finding parasites which included: Oxior, Ascariasis, Giardiasis, Entamoeba-histolytica, Tinea, Strongyloidiasis, Ancylostoma, and Trichocephaliasis. The highest prevalence rate belonged to Giardiasis with 14.4% and the lowest one belonged to Tinea and Ancylostoma with 0.2%. The prevalence rate in rural area was significantly lower than urban area (p |
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| spelling | doaj.art-562a0981fba94f4c9f2281a74b09c8f22022-12-21T22:27:01ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931995-12-01243-41534INTESTINAL PARASITES IN IRAN K. Mohammad0 M.R. Zalie1 S. Sirous2 M.R. Masjedi3 The purpose of this study was to investigate the status and epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Iran. The information was driven from an extensive Health Survey which was done by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, deputy of Research Affairs in 1990-92. Sampling fraction was 1 per 1000 of individuals aged between 2 and 69, the sampling method was cluster sampling and each cluster consisted of 7 families. Formal-ether was the method of finding parasites which included: Oxior, Ascariasis, Giardiasis, Entamoeba-histolytica, Tinea, Strongyloidiasis, Ancylostoma, and Trichocephaliasis. The highest prevalence rate belonged to Giardiasis with 14.4% and the lowest one belonged to Tinea and Ancylostoma with 0.2%. The prevalence rate in rural area was significantly lower than urban area (phttps://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1545Intestinal parasite |
| spellingShingle | K. Mohammad M.R. Zalie S. Sirous M.R. Masjedi INTESTINAL PARASITES IN IRAN Iranian Journal of Public Health Intestinal parasite |
| title | INTESTINAL PARASITES IN IRAN |
| title_full | INTESTINAL PARASITES IN IRAN |
| title_fullStr | INTESTINAL PARASITES IN IRAN |
| title_full_unstemmed | INTESTINAL PARASITES IN IRAN |
| title_short | INTESTINAL PARASITES IN IRAN |
| title_sort | intestinal parasites in iran |
| topic | Intestinal parasite |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1545 |
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