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EPIDEMIOGICAL STUDY OF GIARDIASIS AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN AL-MAAMMIL CITY | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-135 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahasin T. Mohemmd; Ibrahem A. Zeib; Rahem S. shwick | ||
| Abstract | ||
| 210 stool sample were collected from children under five years, attending primary health care center in Al – Maammil city . 150 Sample were positive for Giardia lamblia . Infection rate was 71.43% the ratio among boys was ( 38.10 ) while for girls the ratio was ( 33.33% ) . The body weight and height of infected children were measured, by simple scales and Meter, also they were asked to fill a questionnaire chart . The rate of low growth rate among infected children was estimated about 64.67% . Higher infection rate was detected among children whom their mothers with low stander of education ( 61.72% ) , low infection rate 17.63% was found among breast fed children , Among families with low income the infection rate was 56% . Giardiasrs infection were found in the children with different source of water, tanks ( 86.67% ) which recorded high mean of score at ( p < 0.1) in comparison with other source of water for the study sample . Also found that the main signs and symptom correlated with it was diarrhea, lipid stool, which consist the ratio of ( 35.33% ) and( 23.33% ), receptively but the majority of the infected children had the infection with no signs and symptom ( 41.33% ), of the children who have the infection So the significant difference between the children having the signs and symptom or not having it was at ( p < 0.1 ) . No significant difference was detected between the prevalence rate in age of girls and boys at the level of ( p> 0.5 ) . That is to say that the total prevalence rate form both sexes ( 71.43% ) 33.33% for girls which is less than boys ( 38.10% ) with non significant difference at ( p > 0.5 ) . For children with low growth rate, it is worth to say the rate was 64.67% of the infected children with significant differences at level ( p < 0.1 ) at comparison with the children of normal growth rate of the total infection cases | ||
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