Potential risk factors of intestinal parasitic infection in Al Ahssa, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Intestinal parasitic infections [IPIs] are endemic worldwide and have been described as constituting the greatest single worldwide cause of illness and disease. Low income, poor personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, and limited access to clean water are the factors associated with spread IPIs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the community awareness to IPIs and their related risk factors among people in Al-Ahssa