Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in Baghdad City

Abstract EN

Background : Intestinal parasites are endemic in many developing areas (WHO report 1998), and they considered as one of the most common tropical disease in developing countries ranges between 30-60 %. Patients and Methods : The present study is a survey to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in out and in patients of Al-karama hospital during the period from Jan 1999 to Nov.

2000. Stool samples examination was the test in establishing the results of the present study by direct microscopic examination.

Q –square statistic test were used for evaluation the results. Results : Results of the present study reveled that the most affected group of patients’ with intestinal parasites, those with 11-20 years old (32 %), protozoa percentage of infection were (18.56 %) significantly more than helminthes with (2.45 %).

Males were more infected with intestinal parasites (44.18 %) than females (28.96 %).

The highest infection rate with helminthes was recorded at the period between March and Jun. Conclusion : Infection rate in Baghdad City21.01,rotozoal18.56 %, whichinclude E.

histolytica12.14 %, G.

lambilia 4.9 % While helminth infection rate,2.45 %,include H.nana,1.17 % Enter.

vermicularis, 0.38 %,Asca.lambricoidus0.37 %.

Femal infection rate 8.21 % more than male 4.01 %.