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Sanil Yadav, Sudhir Singh, Umar Farooq, Shweta R Sharma, Vasundhara Sharma, Imran Ahmad, Shivendra Mohan, Sana Nudrat

Volume :

6

Issue :

2

Abstract :

Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infections are the most common infection in the world, and are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 3.5 billion people are affected globally and 450 million are ill as a result of these infection, the majority being children. Potable water supplies in the rural and urban areas are responsible for the high rate of intestinal parasitic infection. These parasites dwell in the gastrointestinal tract in humans and other animals in urbanized countries, protozoan parasites commonly cause gastrointestinal infections. Aim: Occurrence of intestinal parasitic infestation in patients suffering from gastro-intestinal disturbance. Objectives: To determine the frequency of intestinal parasitic infestation and to identify the most common intestinal parasites causing gastrointestinal disturbance on the basis of age and sex. Materials and Methods: Stool sample to be collected in a dry, clean, wide mouthed sterile screw capped labelled 50 ml capacity plastic containers, under standard techniques after proper history of the patients. The stool sample were examined for the presence of mucus, blood, color, consistency and any segment or adult worm. Result: Out of 95 stool sample 31 sample were positive for intestinal parasites in which egg of Hookworm (19) was most common among all followed by Giardia lamblia (6), E. histolytica (2), Taenia Spps (1), Strongiloides stercoralis (1)Ascaris lumbricoides (1) & H. nana (1). Conclusion : The prevalence of 32.63% parasitic infection in this study shows that intestinal parasitic infections are still important public health problem in our region and are due to low standard of personal hygiene, poor technique of hand hygiene, non-usage of hygienic latrine, poor sanitation and an illiterate population. A multisectoral control approach of mass deworming programs and hygiene education to the student and parents is required to control parasitic infection.