Risk factors associated with intestinal pathogenic parasites in schoolchildren

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Wali
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Hafeezur
dc.contributor.authorRafiq, Naseem
dc.contributor.authorKabir, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Munawar Salim
dc.contributor.authorDe Los Rios Escalante, P.
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-06T21:30:42Z
dc.date.available2022-06-06T21:30:42Z
dc.description.abstractDiseases caused by intestinal parasites impose a substantial burden on population of middle income countries including Pakistan. This research was aimed to assess the risk factors for intestinal parasites in school children of Malakand, Pakistan. Two hundred and eighty eight students were enrolled between February and June 2016. Out of the total enrolled 184 were agreed to collect stool specimens. A questionnaire was also used to collect the data on socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the participants. All the students were guided to collect at least 10gof their own stool specimens. Each of the stool specimens was diagnosed for the presence of any stage of helminth or protozoal parasites. Formal ether concentration method and wet mount techniques were applied. One way ANOVA was used for calculation of P value when it was less than 0.05 which was considered significant. Eighty two percent of the participants were found infected with one species of parasite while 69.9% of the participants were infected with more than one species of intestinal parasites. The most prevalent parasite was hook worm 33.4% (n = 99/296) followed by Taenia saginata 28.7% (n = 85/296), Ascaris lumbricoides 27.7% (n = 82/296), Hymenolepis nana 6.08% (n = 18/296), Entamoeba histolytica 3.37% (n = 10/296) and least for each Enterobius vermicularis and Fasciola hepatica 0.37% (n = 1/296). Previously used drugs, level in school, ages, weight and upper arm circumference were the most significantly (P < 0.05) related factors for the occurrence of intestinal parasite infection. Present research endorsed that risk factors play a key role in the transmission of parasitic diseases. Lack of safe water supply, using raw vegetables, animal keeping, which should be considered for sustainable strategies in the control of these infections preferably in remote parts of the world. (c) 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
dc.identifier.citationSAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,Vol.29,2782-2786,2022
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.12.055
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/4592
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherELSEVIER
dc.sourceSAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
dc.subject.englishPrevalence
dc.subject.englishChildren
dc.subject.englishIntestinal parasitic infection
dc.subject.englishRisk factors
dc.subject.englishGeo-helminths
dc.titleRisk factors associated with intestinal pathogenic parasites in schoolchildren
dc.typeArticle
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