The prevalence of entamoeba histolytica and giardia lamblia in Nasiryah city : a household survey
Other Title(s)
نسب انتشار الزحار الأمبيبي و الجيارديا اللمبلية في مدينة الناصرية : دراسة عرضانية مقطعية
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Source
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.47-54, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Thi-Qar College of Medicine
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract AR
هذا التقرير يتضمن دراسة عرضائية مقطعية أجريت على عينة من العوائل في منطقتين سكنيتين في مدينة الناصرية لمعرفة نسب انتشار الزحار الأميبي و الجيارديا أللمبلية.
شملت الدراسة 100 عائلة من كل من منطقتي الإدارة المحلية و مدينة الصدر، حيث تم جمع المعلومات باستمارة خاصة مع اجراء فحص البراز لكل فرد من أفراد تلك العوائل.
أظهرت الدراسة ان نسب انتشار كلا الطفيليين في مدينة الصدر (15، 09% للزحار الأميبي، 11، 09 % للجيارديا) أعلى مما هي في الإدارة المحلية (11، 18% ، 10، 04% بنفس التسلسل).
Abstract EN
Background Despite the prevailing impression among many professional that parasitic infection is very common in our population, and despite the usual blame we put on parasitic infections as a cause of ill-health, yet, scientific studies to document such a problem are scanty.
In Thi-Gar governorate, the situation is not exceptional.
This study is an attempt to quantify the prevalence of two important parasitic infections: namely Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia in Nasiryiah city, and to describe the relationship of prevalence of these infections to selected socioeconomic variables.
MethodsThe study is cross-sectional household survey, it was conducted during April and May of 2019.
Two districts (Aledaralmahalia and Alsader town) were selected in Nasiryah city.
The selection depend upon the difference in socioeconomic status, assuming that they represent the wide spectrum of socioeconomic variation in the city population, but it must be admitted that this only assumption and no more.
ResultsThere are generally many difference between the two districts.
Aledaralmahalia has relatively better sanitation, people live in better housing conditions, they are moderately educated and 16% of houses are rented.
Alsader town has poorer sanitation, over-crowded housing conditions and 28% of houses are rented.
The prevalence rates are higher in Alsader town(E.
H.15.09% , G.
L.11.09% ), than those in Aledaralmahalia (E.
H.11.18% , G.
L.10.4% ).
ConclusionThe result of study revealed that the prevalence rates of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia were higher in Alsader town than in Aledaralmahalia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hatim, Abd al-Rida Abd. 2020. The prevalence of entamoeba histolytica and giardia lamblia in Nasiryah city : a household survey. Thi-Qar Medical Journal،Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.47-54.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-976280
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hatim, Abd al-Rida Abd. The prevalence of entamoeba histolytica and giardia lamblia in Nasiryah city : a household survey. Thi-Qar Medical Journal Vol. 19, no. 1 (2020), pp.47-54.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-976280
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hatim, Abd al-Rida Abd. The prevalence of entamoeba histolytica and giardia lamblia in Nasiryah city : a household survey. Thi-Qar Medical Journal. 2020. Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.47-54.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-976280
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 53
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BIM-976280