巴勒斯坦加沙地区大学女生肠道寄生虫感染患病率
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among university female students, Gaza, Palestine.
作者信息
Al-Hindi Adnan, Redwan Amira A, El-Egla Ghada O, Abu Qassem Razan R, Alshammari Ayed
机构信息
Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.
Biological Sciences, from Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.
出版信息
Avicenna J Med. 2019 Oct 3;9(4):143-147. doi: 10.4103/ajm.AJM_8_19. eCollection 2019 Oct-Dec.
BACKGROUND
The intestinal parasites are still endemic among children, women, and men in Gaza Strip.
OBJECTIVES
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of intestinal parasites among young female students of Islamic University of Gaza to report the existence and prevalence of intestinal parasites.
METHODS
A total of 305 stool samples were collected from female students in all faculties and were examined by wet mount and formal ether sedimentation technique.
RESULTS
This study showed that the overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 20.6%. The detected intestinal parasites were as follows: (7.5%), (4.9%), (0.3%), (2.6%), (1.0%), and (3.9%). Science students showed the highest prevalence for parasitic infections (35.3%), and married students (16.7%) had higher prevalence than single students (6.5%).
CONCLUSION
It was concluded that female students also are under risk of gaining parasitic infection in spite of their education. It is recommended that university students should be subjected to regular medical examinations for parasitic infections.
背景
加沙地带的儿童、妇女和男子中肠道寄生虫仍然流行。
目的
据我们所知，这是对加沙伊斯兰大学年轻女学生肠道寄生虫的首次研究，旨在报告肠道寄生虫的存在情况和流行率。
方法
从所有院系的女学生中总共收集了305份粪便样本，并通过湿片法和甲醛乙醚沉淀技术进行检查。
结果
本研究表明肠道寄生虫的总体流行率为20.6%。检测到的肠道寄生虫如下：（7.5%），（4.9%），（0.3%），（2.6%），（1.0%），以及（3.9%）。理科学生的寄生虫感染率最高（35.3%），已婚学生（16.7%）的感染率高于单身学生（6.5%）。
结论
得出的结论是，女学生尽管接受了教育，但仍有感染寄生虫的风险。建议对大学生进行定期寄生虫感染医学检查。
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