Epidemiological study of Intestinal Parasitosis in rural area of Nepal.

Authors

  • Dr. Kalyan Sapkota Department of Internal Medicine, Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal.
  • Jiwan Thapa Department of Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Nepal
  • Amal Basnet Department of Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Nepal.
  • Bijaya Dhakal Balkumari College, Narayangarh, Chitwan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55530/ijmbiosnepal.v2i2.26

Keywords:

Intestinal parasitosis, Myagdi, fecal

Abstract

Intestinal parasitosis is one of the major public health and socio-economic problems in Nepal. It is ranked among the top
10 morbidities in Nepal. Fecal samples were collected from the patients attending to different hospitals and private
laboratories throughout the Myagdi district. A total of 985 participants were included in the study. The age ranged from 1
to 86 years. Commonly affected age group was of below 15 years. Male to female ratio was 1.3:1. The general prevalence of infection with different types of intestinal parasites was 14.7% (145). The fecal examination revealed different types of helminths (7.2%) and protozoan (7.5%). Giardia lamblia was the most common parasite (5.5%), followed by Entamoeba histolytica 2.0%, Ascaris lumbricoides 4.0%, Hookworm 1.8%, Trichuris trichiura 0.8%, Hymenolepis nana 0.4% and Taenia spp 0.2%. Multiple parasites were observed in 11 samples. Higher prevalence rates of parasitic infections were seen among children.

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Published

2017-03-31

How to Cite

Sapkota, K. ., Thapa , J. ., Basnet , A. ., & Dhakal , B. . (2017). Epidemiological study of Intestinal Parasitosis in rural area of Nepal . International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2(2), 14–18. https://doi.org/10.55530/ijmbiosnepal.v2i2.26

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2017): March

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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