Parasitic infection among primary school children in Tikrit city

ABSTRACT

A survey of the prevalent parasitic infection in school children in Tikrit city was conducted in 1992. A cross-section, multistage, random sample size of 440 primary school children was selected. The prevalence of infection was 19.8%. Seven different species of parasites were diagnosed. Hymenolipes nana ranked first [35.3%], then followed by Entamoeba histolytica [23.3%], and Giardia lamblia [16.8%]. The relationship between sex, age group, socioeconomic status, parents educational level and other factors were also studied