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- Title
Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba coli infection associated with risk factors in Khartoum state-Sudan.
- Authors
Ali Eltoum, Nazik Mohammed Hassan Mohamed; Mubark, Mohanad Elhadi Elfadul; Lowba, Jamila Yousif Lowaty; Mohamed, Abdelsalam Basheir Satti; Idris, Alkhair Abd Almahmoud
- Abstract
Background: Intestinal protozoan infections are common among children. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba coli infection associated with risk factors in Khartoum state. Methods: This was cross section study conducted in Khartoum state (Om Elhessin center) included 300 individual form different age groups of both male and females, stool samples were collected and analyzed according to the standard methods. Results: The prevalence of Giardia lamblia was highest 50% compared with Entamoeba histolytica 26% and Entamoeba coli 23%, the highest prevalence in age groups 5-15 years i.e., 43%, 15-25 years 32% and above than 25 years 25%, the rate of infection was highest among illiterates 46%, primary education 41% and lowest in secondary education 13%. The results showed that males were 68.4% higher than female which constituted 31.6%. Conclusion: The overall prevalence of intestinal protozoa (Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba coli) in this study 40%, where the infection it highest among age group 5-15years, males were higher than females and the rate of infection is most frequency among illiterates.
- Subjects
SUDAN; ENTAMOEBA histolytica; GIARDIA lamblia; SECONDARY education; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Microbes & Infectious Diseases, 2023, Vol 4, Issue 2, p667
- ISSN
2682-4132
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21608/MID.2022.149949.1344