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PREVALENCE, CLINICAL AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF INTESTINAL PARASITOSIS IN SUSPECTED EGYPTIAN CHILDRENIN BENHA CITY, EGYPT

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Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are a public health problem worldwide. This study included
300 children of both sexes, from 4-16 years old. All were subjected to a structured
questionnaire sheet, stool examination using: Direct smear and con- centration technique as
well as perianal swab. The IPIs prevalence was 12.7%, with 7.9% double infections. The protozoan
infections 47.4% was higher than the helminthic ones 44.7%. Giardia duodenalis was
the commonest protozoan, and Entrobius vermicularis was the commonest worm. The children
suffered from abdominal pain (11.1%), diarrhea (3.8%), perianal itching (71.4%) and
thrive failure (17.4%). Male positivity was 11.9% and female positivity was 13.2%. Intestinal
parasites were detected in 25.5% of population drinking tap water, followed by 6.1% among
those drinking filtrated water. Moreover, IPIs prevalence was 8.1% in children having a family
size equal or less than 5 members, whereas 18.9% of children having a family size more than
5 members. Moreover the frequency was higher among rural 15.3% compared to urban inhabitants
7.3%, also in farming family was 16.5% followed by 7.7% among other job holders and
among children to illiterate mothers 13% followed by children to educated mothers 12.3%.

DOI

10.21608/jesp.2021.165949

Keywords

Intestinal parasites, prevalence, demographic, Giardia duodenalis, Entrobius vermicularis, Entameoba histolytica, Hymenolepis nana

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NAGAT

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SOLIMAN

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AHMED

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Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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drnagatahmed@yahoo.com

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GHADA

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OMAR

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HELMY

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Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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RABAB

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OMAR

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EL SAYED

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Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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AMIRA

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EL-GHANNAM

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SALAH

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Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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51

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1

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24162

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2021-04-01

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2021-04-23

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2021-04-01

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113

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118

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1110-0583

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2090-2549

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

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PREVALENCE, CLINICAL AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF INTESTINAL PARASITOSIS IN SUSPECTED EGYPTIAN CHILDRENIN BENHA CITY, EGYPT

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22 Jan 2023