Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients Attended to Alribat University hospital, Khartoum State, Sudan, 2017
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2019-03-24
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جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري
Abstract
Intestinal parasites comprise major health problems, especially in the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
In developing countries, it is estimated that some 3.5billion people are affected, and that 450 million
are ill as a result of these infections, the majority being children. Cross-sectional hospital-based study. It
was conducted in Alribat University hospital, Khartoum State and aimed to estimate the distribution of
Intestinal parasites among the patients in the study area. 120 stool samples were collected and analyzed
by direct saline stool preparation and formal-ether Concentration Technique. Results showed that,
75(62.5%) stool samples were positive by the formal-ether Concentration Technique. While 55(45.8%)
were positive by the direct saline stool preparation. Intestinal parasites were more prevalent among the
male patients (65.7%) than the females (57.4%). Furthermore, they were more prevalent among the age
group 5 to 10 years old (85%). The study concludes that Intestinal parasites were more prevalent among
the male patients and among the age group 5to 10 years old. The study recommends using formal-ether
Concentration Technique for diagnosis of Intestinal parasites.