Seher Abid Al-Kahfaji, M. (2014). Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children Under Five-Year in Hilla, Babylon Province. , 11(3), 744-748.
Maani Seher Abid Al-Kahfaji. "Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children Under Five-Year in Hilla, Babylon Province". , 11, 3, 2014, 744-748.
Seher Abid Al-Kahfaji, M. (2014). 'Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children Under Five-Year in Hilla, Babylon Province', , 11(3), pp. 744-748.
Seher Abid Al-Kahfaji, M. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children Under Five-Year in Hilla, Babylon Province. , 2014; 11(3): 744-748.

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children Under Five-Year in Hilla, Babylon Province

Medical Journal of Babylon
Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 744-748
Author
Maani Seher Abid Al-Kahfaji
Abstract
Out of 349 stool samples, 138 (39.5%) were infected with intestinal parasites. The prevalence rate was 82 (34.4%) for male and 56 (50.1%) for female. The prevalence of intestinal parasites was high in bottle feeding children58(52.2%) compared to children with breast feeding 32(31.4%).The predominantnt intestinal parasite was Entamoeba histolytica(13.2%), followed by Giardia lamblia(8.3%),Hymenolepis nana(7.2%),Entrobus vermicularis(6.0%) and Entamoeba coli(5.2%).
Keywords
Intestinal Parasitic; Hymenolepis nana; Babylon Province
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