Prevalence of pathogenic intestinal parasites among pre-school children in Kuri-Sher, Islamabad

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of intestinal parasites in pre-school children in a rural area near Islamabad was found to be 53.6%. Over all 600 stool samples were examined from both the sexes. The rate was slightly higher in females [56.6%] than in males [49.6%]. The most common parasite was found to be Giardia lamblia and most common round worm was Ascaris lumbricoides. The prevalence of Ascaris lumbriciodes, Ancylostoma duodenale and Hymenolepis nana infestation was found to be increasing with increasing age of the child