Karrar Z A, Rahim F A
Department of Paediatrics, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
East Afr Med J. 1995 Feb;72(2):103-9.
A community based prospective study was conducted among randomly selected 300 children aged less than five years selected from three camps of the police force in Khartoum from 534 households representing a total population of 4962 individuals. The study was planned to determine the prevalence and type of parasitic infestations and the related risk factors in that community. From the 300 children, 298 stools specimens were examined: 116 were positive for a single parasite, while samples from 15 children showed ova and cysts for two types of parasites giving a prevalence rate of 44%. The commonest infestations were Giardiasis (21.1%), Taeniasis (10.4%) and Enterobiasis (7.4%). Non pathogenic E. coli, E. histolytica and Taenia saginata were detected in 2.7%, 0.7% and 1.7% of stools specimen respectively. Children aged between 3 years and above were the most affected group and the infection rate was highest among the illiterate, overcrowded and large sized families. Malnourished children comprised 9.4% of the study group but there was no significant association between undernutrition and the overall prevalence of intestinal infestations, although Giardia lamblia significantly affected the undernourished group.
在喀土穆从534户家庭（代表总人口4962人）中随机抽取的300名5岁以下儿童中，开展了一项基于社区的前瞻性研究。这些儿童来自警察部队的三个营地。该研究旨在确定该社区寄生虫感染的患病率、类型及相关危险因素。对300名儿童中的298份粪便样本进行了检测：116份样本单一寄生虫检测呈阳性，15名儿童的样本显示有两种寄生虫的虫卵和包囊，患病率为44%。最常见的感染是贾第虫病（21.1%）、绦虫病（10.4%）和蛲虫病（7.4%）。在2.7%、0.7%和1.7%的粪便样本中分别检测到非致病性大肠杆菌、溶组织内阿米巴和牛带绦虫。3岁及以上儿童是受影响最严重的群体，文盲、拥挤和大家庭中的感染率最高。营养不良儿童占研究组的9.4%，虽然蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫对营养不良组有显著影响，但营养不良与肠道感染的总体患病率之间没有显著关联。
