Prevalence of intestinal helminthic parasites among the children of the local population of Quetta District, Balochistan, Pakistan

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Prevalence of intestinal helminthic parasites among the children of the local population of Quetta District, Balochistan, Pakistan

Shahida Aziz, Shahab-ud-Din Kakar, Saima Siddiqui, Kashif Kamran

Int. J. Biosci.17( 2), 179-184, August 2020.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/17.2.179-184

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Key: Age Children Gender Helminths Intestinal Prevalence

Abstract

The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for intestinal parasitic helminths in children from a local population of Quetta district. For this purpose, stool samples were taken from children of the urban and rural areas of the district. The current findings showed that the overall 43.80% prevalence was recorded in children of rural and urban areas of Quetta district. Five species of intestinal helminths parasites were found at a different prevalence rate of infection. Hymenolepis nana was detected at the highest 48 (15.24%) in children than other species. Gender wise infection was recorded higher in females (25.71%) than males (18.09%). The Age-wise high prevalence rate was recorded in the age group of 6-10 years of children (48.14%) than 11-15 years (42.15%) and up to 5 years of children (40.95%). The prevalence of helminthic in the Quetta district is high due to the rapid increase in population low socio-economic status, living with unhygienic conditions, sanitation issues, and high pollution.

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