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Prevalence of <i>Entameba histolytica</i> , <i>Gardia lambeli</i> and <i>Entameba coli</i> infection associated with risk factors in Khartoum state-Sudan

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Infectious diseases
Medical parasitology

Abstract

Background:  Intestinal protozoan infections are common among children. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba coli infection associated with risk factors in Khartoum state. Methods: This was cross section study conducted in Khartoum state (Om Elhessin center) included300 individual form different age groups of both male and females, stool samples were collected and analyzed according to the standard methods. Results:  The prevalence of Giardia lamblia was highest 50% compared with Entamoeba histolytica 26% and Entamoeba coli 23%, the highest prevalence in age groups 5-15 years i.e., 43%, 15-25 years 32% and above than 25 years 25%, the rate of infection was highest among illiterates 46%, primary education 41% and lowest in secondary education 13%. The results showed that males were 68.4% higher than female which constituted 31.6%. Conclusion: The overall prevalence of intestinal protozoa (Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba coli) in this study 40%, where the infection it highest among age group 5-15years, males were higher than females and the rate of infection is most frequency among illiterates.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2022.149949.1344

Keywords

Entameba histolytica, Gardia lambelia, Entameba coli, Sudan

Authors

First Name

Nazik Mohammed

Last Name

Ali Eltoum

MiddleName

Hassan Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Medical parasitology and Medical entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan

Email

eltomnazik19720@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohanad

Last Name

Elfadul Mubark

MiddleName

Elhadi

Affiliation

Department of Medical parasitology and Medical entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan

Email

mohanadelhadi85@gmail.com

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Jamila

Last Name

Lowaty Lowba

MiddleName

Yousif

Affiliation

Department of Medical parasitology and Medical entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan

Email

jamalyousif01227528@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Abdelsalam

Last Name

Satti Mohamed

MiddleName

Basheir

Affiliation

Department of Medical parasitology and Medical entomology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan

Email

abshomy@yahoo.com

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Alkhair

Last Name

Idris

MiddleName

Abd Almahmoud

Affiliation

Ahfad University for Women

Email

alkhair20@hotmail.com

City

Omdurman

Orcid

https://orcid.org/00

Volume

4

Article Issue

2

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40831

Issue Date

2023-05-01

Receive Date

2022-07-10

Publish Date

2023-05-01

Page Start

667

Page End

670

Print ISSN

2682-4132

Online ISSN

2682-4140

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MID_Volume 4_Issue 2_Pages 667-670.pdf

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1,157

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Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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Prevalence of <i>Entameba histolytica</i> , <i>Gardia lambeli</i> and <i>Entameba coli</i> infection associated with risk factors in Khartoum state-Sudan

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25 Dec 2024