Gastrointestinal parasites among inmates in Omdurman prison

الملخص EN

The results showed that 49 % of inmates were harboring gastrointestinal parasites.

The parasites detected were as follows: Giardia lamblia (16.

3 %), Entamoeba histolitica (17.

4 %), Entamoeba coli (5.

3 %), Ascaris lumbricoides (5.

3 %), Schistosoma mansoni (1 %) and Taenia spp (11.

7 %).

In males, the highest rate (16.

6 %) was detected among the 31 to over 40years age group, while in females it was high among the 21-30 years old group (20.

6 %).The highest rate (17.

7 %) was detected among those from southern Sudan and the lowest (9.

3 %) was observed among those from Somalia and Ethiopia.

The highest detection rate (78.

2 %) was reported with the formal ether technique, while the lowest (14.

9) was reported with the sodium chloride flotation technique