Determining the frequency of parasitic agents within the human
population in a particular region is important for the development of
preventive interventions and treatment strategies. This study, aimed to
determine the 5-year prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients admitted to
the Microbiology laboratory of a tertiary hospital in Somalia. Intestinal
parasites; Types of patients, age and sex of the patients, and the distribution
by years were studied. Fecal samples were collected in fecal containers. Stool
samples were examined using wet preparation, native lugol and trichrome
staining methods. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS V23
software and a P value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
One or more parasites were detected in 6766 of 56,824 stool samples examined.
It was observed that Giardia lamblia had a higher prevalence than other
parasites (60.84%) in a five-year period. Entamoeba histolytica (33.07%) was in
second rank and Ascaris lumbricoides (3.18%) was in third rank according to
their prevalence. When the distribution of the parasite population by gender
was evaluated; no statistically significant difference was found (p = 0.235).
When the frequency of parasites was evaluated according to age groups, it was
seen that the prevalence of parasites between the ages of 0–15 was higher
(45.5%) compared to other age groups. A statistically significant difference
was found between the distribution of parasite groups according to age groups
(p < 0.001). The fact that the parasite rate we found in our study was 11.9%
showed that parasitic diseases continue to be an important health problem that
needs to be combated in our region. Developing effective treatment protocols is
as important as taking preventive measures to combat infectious diseases caused
by parasites.
Author(s)
Details
Serpil
Dogan
Department of Medical Microbiology, Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep
Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Medical Microbiology Laboratory,
Mogadishu, Somalia.
Said
Mohamed Mohamud
Department of Medical Microbiology, Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep
Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Medical Microbiology Laboratory,
Mogadishu, Somalia.
Rahma
Yusuf Haji Mohamud
Department of Education, Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip
Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Ahmed
Mohamed Ali Orey
Department of Infectious Diseases, Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep
Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Zerife
Orhan
Department of Medical Microbiology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam
University, Vocational School of Health
Services, Kahramanmaras, Turkiye.
Please see the link:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rpmab/v5/1153
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