Khanal L K, Rai S K, Khanal P R, Ghimire G
Department of Microbiology, Nepal Medical College, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepal Med Coll J. 2011 Jun;13(2):100-2.
Intestinal parasitosis is highly prevalent among the general population in Nepal. This study aimed to assess the status of intestinal parasitosis among patients attending Deukhury Community Hospital, Lamahi, Dang, situated in the mid western region of Nepal. A total of 210 stool samples examined by direct smear technique were reported. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was found to be 21.4% (M = 23.5% vs F = 19.3%). Children < 15 yrs age were infected more often as compared to > 60 yrs and 15-60 yrs aged people. Among adults, Entamoeba histolytica infection was found to be very high compared to high helminthic infection found among children. Finding showed that, the prevalence was significantly high (68.8%) among people having low socio-economic status compared to others (31.1%) (p < 0.05). Among various parasites detected, E. histolytica was the most common parasite (48.8%) followed by helminths, mainly Ascaris lumbricoides (31.1%), hookworm (13.3%), Trichuris trichiura (4.4%) and Taenia species (2.2%) respectively in the locality.
肠道寄生虫病在尼泊尔普通人群中极为普遍。本研究旨在评估位于尼泊尔中西部地区当区拉马希的德胡库里社区医院就诊患者的肠道寄生虫病状况。共报告了210份采用直接涂片技术检测的粪便样本。肠道寄生虫感染的总体患病率为21.4%（男性为23.5%，女性为19.3%）。与60岁以上及15至60岁的人群相比，15岁以下儿童感染更为频繁。在成年人中，溶组织内阿米巴感染率很高，而儿童中高蠕虫感染率较高。研究结果显示，社会经济地位较低人群的患病率（68.8%）显著高于其他人群（31.1%）（p<0.05）。在所检测的各种寄生虫中，溶组织内阿米巴是最常见的寄生虫（48.8%），其次是蠕虫，主要为蛔虫（31.1%）、钩虫（13.3%）、鞭虫（4.4%）和绦虫（2.2%）。
