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    Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary Schools aged Children in Ombda Locality
    (جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري, 2019-12-14) Abuobieda Sirelkhatem Mohammed Elameen; Mosab Nouraldein Mohammed Hamad; Mohammed Baha Eldin Ahmed
    Abstract 210 stool samples were collected from primary school children (100 male and 110 female).The stool samples were processed by wet prepration, formal ether concentration technique and saturated sugar flotation technique. The result revealed that out of 210 stool samples, 52 were found positive for intestinal parasites. This constituted an overall prevalence rate of 24.8%. The study revealed that the prevalence of intestinal parasites was 29% among males while it was 20.9% among females. The highest prevalence rate (35%) was reported among the 6-8 years age groups, while the lowest prevalence rate (10.3%) was reported among 12-14 years age groups. The prevalence rate of different parasites was as follow: Giardia lamblia (16.6%), Hymenolepis nana (6.7%), Taenia species (0.5%), Ascaris lumbericoides (0.5%) and Entamoeba histolytica (0.5%). The prevalence of intestinal protozoa (17.1%) was higher than the intestinal helminthes (7.6%). The study showed that 23.3% were infected with single infection and 1.4% was infected with mixed infection. Formal ether concentration technique was considered as the gold standard in detection of intestinal parasites. The sensitivity and specificity of saturated sugar flotation technique were 75% and 100% respectively