prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among people in baghmalek during 2013 ‒ 2014

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saleh khoshnood department of parasitology, faculty of medicine, jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran; department of parasitology, faculty of medicine, jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran. tel: +98-9168019259

jasem saki department of parasitology, faculty of medicine, health research institute, infectious and tropical diseases research center, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran

abdollah rafiei department of parasitology, faculty of medicine, health research institute, infectious and tropical diseases research center, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran

kobra alizadeh department of occupational health, faculty of health, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, ahvaz, ir iran

چکیده

conclusions because the intestinal parasitic infections are a health concern in areas with poor nutritional and socioeconomic status, intervention programs, including health education and environmental sanitation, are required. background intestinal parasitic infections are one of major health problems, especially in developing countries. several factors, such as geographical location and socioeconomic conditions, are responsible for variations in the prevalence of intestinal parasites. baghmalek is an area in khuzestan, a western province of iran. this area has a mild climate and is a touristic region of the province. patients and methods the study was carried out from october 2013 to october 2014. a total of 8469 human stool samples were examined by microscopy methods. separation of samples, based on age, sex and season was done and data were analyzed with the spss software. results totally, 1131 (13.35%) samples were positive for intestinal parasites. it was found that prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was higher in males than in females. the greatest prevalence (45%) was in the group of the under 15 years old and the prevalence rate of intestinal parasites infection was higher in summer (18.53%) compared to seasons (p < 0.05). objectives the aim of our study was to describe the occurrence of intestinal parasitic infections in baghmalek city, southwest of iran.

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jentashapir journal of health research

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