Study on Parasitic Infections Among Children of sukumbasi Basti of kathmandu Valley

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dc.contributor.authorMagar, Dhiraj Thapa
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-06T06:46:02Z
dc.date.available2021-07-06T06:46:02Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractIntestinal parasitic infections still constitutes one of the major public health problems in Nepal.Present study was done to find out the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in children(aged <16years) of Sukumbasi(people living without land ownership) Basti (area), Ward No-34,SinamangalinKathmandu Valley. A total of 279 stool samples were collectedfrom August 2008to December 2008. The samples were collected inclean,dryandscrew capped plastic containerandwere subjected to macroscopic examination for adult parasites and/or segment of parasites.Samples fixed in 10% formal-saline and parasites were examined microscopically afterconcentration byformal ethersedimentation technique.Overall parasite positive ratewas 43.3%with no significant difference in two genders (Boys: 48.3%, Girls: 37.5%)(p=0.07). Thepercentage of monoparasitism (80.1%) were higher than multiparasitism (19.8%).Altogether 11species of parasites were detected of them. Giardia lambliawas most common followed byEntamoeba histolytica, Trichuris trichiura and others. Younger children (aged ≤ 10) hadmarginally higher positive rate (45.4%) than older children (40.8%) (p=0.44).Prevalence ofparasitic infection ratewas higher in family size > 5 (50.0%) than≤ 5 (40.0%) (P=0.1).Positiverate was higher inTibeto-Burman(55.0%) and the least in Indo-Aryan(25.4%)(p=0.01).Theparasitic prevalence rate was higher among children not having toilet (62.1%) compared withchildren having toilet (41.2%) in home. Children drinking water fromkuwa(shallow well) hadmarginally lower prevalence rate (38.6%) than who used tap water (45.0%). The higher infectionrate (52.5%) was observed in children belonging to labour family and the least in the businessfamily (28.1%).Children takinganti-parasitic drug in last six months had low positive rate(25.4%) thanothers(48.2%) (p=0.002).Results showed that nearly half of the children in thisarea had intestinal parasitosis and suggests periodic deworming as well as sanitary hygienicpractices.Key words:Giardia lamblia, Intestinal parasites,Sukumbasichildren,Trichuris trichiura.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/577
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCentral Department of Microbiologyen_US
dc.subjectpublic healthen_US
dc.subjectlaboratory processingen_US
dc.subjectGiardia lambliaen_US
dc.subjectIntestinal parasitesen_US
dc.subjectSukumbasi childrenen_US
dc.titleStudy on Parasitic Infections Among Children of sukumbasi Basti of kathmandu Valleyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
local.academic.levelMastersen_US
local.institute.titleCentral Department of Microbiologyen_US
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