Intestinal parasitic infections in suburban government schools, Lak Hok subdistrict, Muang Pathum Thani, Thailand
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
;
(12): 699-702, 2013.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-819980
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To provide baseline information of parasitic infections in 3 suburban government schools, Lakhok subdistrict of Muang Pathum Thani, Thailand.@*METHODS@#This study was conducted between May-June 2010 using simple direct smear and modified formalin ether and from a population of 1 253 in 3 suburban government schools.@*RESULTS@#Total samples of 202 registered and participated. The average of prevalence of infection from 3 schools was 13.9%, there were 13.7%, 14.3% and 13.9% in N, S and R school, respectively with no significant difference between schools (P>0.05). The infection rates did not show significant difference between genders (P>0.05). The highest rate of infection was 20.4% in Pathom 2 (8 years) students and the lowest was 4% in Pathom 1 (7 years) with statistically difference between age groups (P<0.05). The highest prevalence of pathogenic protozoa was Giardia lamblia (G. lamblia) which was found in 50% of infected cases, followed by 25% of Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) and Blastocystis hominis (B. hominis). The highest prevalence of non-pathogenic protozoa was Endolimax nana (E. nana) which was found in 88.9%, followed by 11.1% of Entamoeba coli (E. coli). Mixed infections between Blastocystis hominis (B. hominis) and Endolimax nana (E. nana) were reported at 7.1%. The only helminthic infection found in this study area was hookworm, found in 1 student (3.8%). The formalin ether concentration technique showed a higher efficacy of detection (78%-100%) than the simple direct smear method (0%-50%).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Surveillance of Protozoan infections may need to be focused on suburban areas.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Parasitology
/
Physiology
/
Protozoan Infections
/
Schools
/
Students
/
Thailand
/
Rural Health
/
Epidemiology
/
Prevalence
/
Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
/
Prevalence study
Limits:
Animals
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS