Khanal L K, Choudhury D R, Rai S K, Sapkota J, Barakoti A, Amatya R, Hada S
Department of Microbiology, Nepal Medical College, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepal Med Coll J. 2011 Dec;13(4):272-4.
Intestinal worm infestation is one of the major childhood health problem in Nepal. This study was done to assess the prevalence of intestinal worm infestations among school children aged 6-16 years in a public high school in Kathmandu Nepal. A total of 142 stool samples from healthy students were collected and reported following formol-ether concentration technique. The overall prevalence of intestinal worm infestation was found to be 17.6% (Boys = 22.0% vs girls = 13.5%). Children aged 6-8 years were found to be highly infected with intestinal worms (21.4%) followed by 9-12 years old (18.6%). Those between 13-16 years of age were significantly less infected (10.7%) compared to others (p < 0.05). Ova/cysts of intestinal parasites detected include Trichuris trichiura (32.0%), Ascaris lumbricoides (20.0%), Hymenolepis nana (16.0%), hookworm (8.0%) and 24.0% cases showed mixed parasitic infections.
肠道蠕虫感染是尼泊尔儿童面临的主要健康问题之一。本研究旨在评估尼泊尔加德满都一所公立高中6至16岁学龄儿童的肠道蠕虫感染率。按照甲醛乙醚浓缩技术，共收集了142名健康学生的粪便样本并进行报告。肠道蠕虫感染的总体患病率为17.6%（男孩为22.0%，女孩为13.5%）。6至8岁的儿童肠道蠕虫感染率很高（21.4%），其次是9至12岁的儿童（18.6%）。13至16岁的儿童感染率明显低于其他年龄段（10.7%）（p<0.05）。检测到的肠道寄生虫虫卵/包囊包括鞭虫（32.0%）、蛔虫（20.0%）、微小膜壳绦虫（16.0%）、钩虫（8.0%），24.0%的病例显示为混合寄生虫感染。
