Status of intestinal parasitosis among hospital visiting patients in Deukhury Valley, Dang, Nepal

Intestinal parasitosis is highly prevalent among the general population in Nepal. This study aimed to assess the status of intestinal parasitosis among patients attending Deukhury Community Hospital, Lamahi, Dang, situated in the mid western region of Nepal. A total of 210 stool samples examined by...

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Published inNepal Medical College journal : NMCJ Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 100
Main Authors Khanal, L K, Rai, S K, Khanal, P R, Ghimire, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nepal 01.06.2011
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Animals
Ascaris lumbricoides - isolation & purification
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Entamoeba histolytica - isolation & purification
Feces - parasitology
Female
Hospitals, Community
Humans
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology
Intestines - parasitology
Male
Middle Aged
Nepal - epidemiology
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult
Nepal
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Summary:Intestinal parasitosis is highly prevalent among the general population in Nepal. This study aimed to assess the status of intestinal parasitosis among patients attending Deukhury Community Hospital, Lamahi, Dang, situated in the mid western region of Nepal. A total of 210 stool samples examined by direct smear technique were reported. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was found to be 21.4% (M = 23.5% vs F = 19.3%). Children < 15 yrs age were infected more often as compared to > 60 yrs and 15-60 yrs aged people. Among adults, Entamoeba histolytica infection was found to be very high compared to high helminthic infection found among children. Finding showed that, the prevalence was significantly high (68.8%) among people having low socio-economic status compared to others (31.1%) (p < 0.05). Among various parasites detected, E. histolytica was the most common parasite (48.8%) followed by helminths, mainly Ascaris lumbricoides (31.1%), hookworm (13.3%), Trichuris trichiura (4.4%) and Taenia species (2.2%) respectively in the locality.