Anemia in Parasitic Infections in Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital

ABSTRACT

This study showed the importance of intestinal parasitic infections in developing countries, the present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in general population attending the hospital. Methods: A total of 194 individuals of different age groups were included. The study was conducted in the department of Pathology & Microbiology at G.C.R.G. Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. The duration of study was over a period of one year. Results: In our study, 194 total numbers of cases were included and 117 cases had parasitic infections. Conclusion: The study showed that, most of the affected individuals are generally poor, thus malnutrition may be secondary to poverty, and both in turn play a significant role in the prevalence of parasites causing infection and anemia.