دراسة عن الطفيليات المعوية المسببة للإسهال و بعض المؤثرات عليها لدى الأطفال في محافظة نينوى

Abstract EN

The present study surveyed the intestinal parasites which cause diarrhea in 600 children consulting Ibin-al-Ather hospital in Neinavah governorate for a period of 10 months using both direct smear and concentration technique for examining stool.

The total percentage of infection was 64.16 % among those referred to the laboratory for stool examination.

Four species of parasites were recorded : two species of protozoa, namely : Entamoeba histolytica 36.10 % and Giardia lamblia 40.26 % and two species of worms namely Hymenolepis nana 19.74 % and Enterobius vermicularis 3.89 %.

Also the study extended to reveal the factors that affect the percentage of infection and symptoms associated with diarrhea.

The highest percentage of infection was in the age 1-2 years and the males had higher infection rate than females and children coming from rural regions more than those coming from urban region.