Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of intestinal parasite infection by Blastocystis hominis

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection still high in Indonesia and lead to nutritional disorder, especially in the school-aged children. AIM: This research conducted to find the association of intestinal parasitic infection to the nutritional status of the children. METHODS: This was a cross sectional study, conducted in January 2016 in one primary school in South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia, by collecting the children’s stool from 1st to 5th grade. Direct examination of the stool was conducted in the Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, by Lugol and eosin staining. Nutritional status categorized using BMI chart. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test, Statistical Product, and Service Solutions version 20. RESULTS: From the total 157 stool examined in the laboratory, there were 60 (38.2%) children positively infected with various kinds of intestinal parasites. Mostly the infection is caused by Blastocystis hominis, which infects 44 children (69.4%). The other infection is caused by Giardia lamblia (15.3%), Trichuris trichiura (1.4%), and hookworm (1.4%), and mixed infection of B. hominis and Escherichia coli (4.2%) and B. hominis with G. lamblia (4.2%). From the total of infected children, 17 children (28.3%) have BMI below 5th percentile, and it was considered as malnourished. Moreover, 67 uninfected children have normal nutritional status. Statistically, there is an association between intestinal parasitic infection and nutritional status in school-aged children in South Jakarta (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The incidence of intestinal parasitic infection in school-aged children is 38.2%. Moreover, 28.3% of the infected children were malnourished and it is suggested that children with intestinal parasite infection have low nutritional status.

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STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARASITIC INFECTION AND KNOWLEDGE, HYGIENIC PRACTICAL MEASURES OF PARASITIC INFECTIOUS PREVENTION IN VINH THAI COMMUNITY

Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy ◽

10.34071/jmp.2017.4.18 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 119-124

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽

Intestinal Parasite ◽

Parasitic Infection ◽

Parasite Infection ◽

Intestinal Parasite Infection ◽

Before And After ◽

Parasite Infections ◽

The Relationship

Introduction: Intestinal parasite infections werecommonintropical country such as Vietnam. Having good knowledge of parasitic infectious prevention and changing risk behaviors can decrease the infection rate. Objective: To evaluate the parasitic infectious rate in Vinh Thai community before and after being health education and the changing of knowledge of parasitic infectious prevention and risk behaviors. Materials and methods: 60 households in Vinh Thai commune were interviewed their knowledge of parasitic infectious prevention and examined intestinal parasite infection by Kato technique and then trained the knowledge of parasitic infectious prevention. The interview and examination parasite infectiousrate were carried out after 6 months to evaluating their knowledge. Result: Before health education, the rate of intestinal parasite infection was 17.4% with the prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, whipworm, pinworm, small fluke worm and co-infection with A. lumbricoides - whipworm, hookworm-whipworm were 0.1%; 8.0%; 5.8%; 0.6%; 0.3%; 1.2% and 3.0% respectively. Six months later the rate of intestinal parasite infection was decreased in 12.6% even though not statistical significantly. However, there were no case of small fluke worm and co-infection with hookworm-whipworm. Receiving health education, their knowledge of parasitic infectious prevention was higher significantly but their risk behaviors were not changed so much. Conclusion: Health education can change the rate of parasite infection with higher knowledge of parasitic infectious prevention but it was necessary continuous study to change the risk behaviors. Key words: intestinal parasite, health education

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Intestinal Parasite Infection in the Kampuchean Refugee Population 6 Years after Resettlement in Canada

The Journal of Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/infdis/166.2.413 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 166 (2) ◽

pp. 413-417 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

T. W. Gyorkos ◽

J. D. MacLean ◽

P. Viens ◽

C. Chheang ◽

E. Kokoskin-Nelson

Keyword(s):

Intestinal Parasite ◽

Parasite Infection ◽

Refugee Population ◽

Intestinal Parasite Infection

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Aerobic Performance of Wild‐Derived House Mice Does Not Change with Cold Exposure or Intestinal Parasite Infection

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology ◽

10.1086/383513 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 77 (3) ◽

pp. 440-449 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Deborah M. Kristan ◽

Kimberly A. Hammond

Keyword(s):

Cold Exposure ◽

Intestinal Parasite ◽

Parasite Infection ◽

Aerobic Performance ◽

House Mice ◽

Intestinal Parasite Infection

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Prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasite infection by HIV infection status among asymptomatic adults in rural Gabon

African Health Sciences ◽

10.4314/ahs.v20i3.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 1024-1034

Author(s):

Jeanne Vanessa Koumba Lengongo ◽

Bedrich Pongui Ngondza ◽

Bridy Moutombi Ditombi ◽

Noé Patrick M’Bondoukwé ◽

Jacques Mari Ndong Ngomo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intestinal Parasite ◽

Intestinal Parasites ◽

Tap Water ◽

Parasite Infection ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cd4 Cell Count ◽

Intestinal Parasite Infection ◽

Cd4 Cell ◽

Hiv Negative

Introduction: Intestinal parasites infections are endemic in Gabon. Nevertheless, they are rarely described in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Objective: The frequency of intestinal parasite infection was estimated and compared between HIV-positive and HIV un- infected individuals in Gabon; factors associated with intestinal parasites were also analysed. Material and Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design sociodemographic data, life style habits, antiretroviral therapy, cotrimoxazole use and CD4 cell count were recorded.. Stool samples from participants living in Koulamoutou and Oyem were analysed using microscopy. Chi-squared or fisher’s exact tests and logistic regression were performed. Results: Among participants (n=332), female gender was predominant (73.7%; n=135/183) and the median age was 45 [33-57] years old. Among 183 samples, 53.6% (n = 98/183) were infected by intestinal parasites. The proportion was higher (72.1%) in HIV negative participants compared to PLHIV (42.6%) (p <0.01). PLHIV were more frequently poly-infected. Infection was frequent in patients using external toilets and tap water (>70.0%). Conclusion: Prevalence of intestinal parasites is higher in seronegative participants but polyparasitism is more frequent in PLHIV. Strategies are focused on HIV negative population, but this study shows the importance of sensitization for PLHIV to improve their quality of life. Keywords: Intestinal parasites; Human immunodeficiency virus; cotrimoxazole; CD4 cell; Gabon.

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