Abstract
Objective To find out the prevalence of intestinal parasites among primary school population (the most vulnerable group) in rural and urban areas in south Jordan. Methods During a medical civic action in the south of Jordan in summer 2000, stool specimens were collected from 2 400 primary school children, aged from 6–12 years, and examined for the detection of intestinal parasitic infection from both urban (1 100 samples) and rural (1 300 samples) areas in south Jordan. Results The results indicated that the overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was 28.5%. It was more in rural (33.2%) than in urban (23.0%) areas, but no sex difference was found. As regard to the type of infection, Giardia lamblia was the commonest intestinal protozoa, with a rate of 42.6%, while Enterobious vermicularis was the commonest helminth recorded in our study with a rate of 5.9%. Conclusions Health education by health and school authorities is recommended, particular attention should be paid to repairing the sewage disposal system as well as water supply, which acts as main source of water pollution.
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