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Survey on the prevalence of intestinal parasites among orphan children inhabit two state homes in Baghdad city | ||
| Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum | ||
| Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 23-27 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saad M. Arif; Zaman A. A. Ibrahim | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT 230 stool samples were collected from 2 state homes for (males and females) to investigate the infection of different intestinal parasites (pathogenic and non-pathogenic). The infection rate was higher among males 15.7% than females 6%, these rates were increased when concentration method was employed up to 54.8% for males and 8.7% for females significantly. Most infected orphans were found to harbor single parasite followed by double, triple parasites. The highest rate of infection was found among young age group (1-5) years old, while the older age groups got lowest rates. Of helminthes, the commonest parasite was Hymenolepis nana 5.7% and of protozoa, the commonest intestinal parasite was Giardia lamblia 7.4%. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| parasites among orphan children inhabit | ||
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