Intestinal parasitic infestation in combatants and their families: a hospital-based study in Mid-Western Regional Police Hospital, Nepal.

Saiyud Moolphate,Bindhya Sharma,Damodar Paudel,Myo Nyein Aung,Thin Nyein Nyein Aung

doi:10.5539/gjhs.v6n3p9

Saiyud Moolphate, Bindhya Sharma + Show 3 more

Open Access

https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v6n3p9

Copy DOI

Abstract

Objective:To find out the scenario of intestinal parasitic infestation in combatants and their families in the setting of Mid-Western Regional Police Hospital (MWRPH), Nepal.Study Design:Cross-sectional study.Methods:All 2005 patients presented with the complaint of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, frequent defecation, blood in stool, or black stool from August 2007 to February 2011 were offered a stool examination. About 10g of fresh stool was collected in a clean, dry bottle. Two slides from each specimen were examined applying light microscope in 10 and 40 uvf at Banke, Nepalgunj hospital laboratory.Result:Among 2005 patients, 928 (46.28%) were infested with either helminths and/or protozoa. 96% were single infestation. The most common infestation was Ascaris lumbricoides (48.06%) and the second was hook worm (18.97%). Most common protozoal infestations were Entamoeba histolytica (12.92%) and Giardia lamblia (9.49%). Helminthic infestations peaked in cool months and protozoal infestations were rather steady throughout the year.Conclusion:Very high parasitic infestation in least developed mid- western Nepal may need urgent public health intervention.

Highlights

Parasitic diseases caused by helminthes and protozoa are common and current health problems in tropics
Helminthic infestations peaked in cool months and protozoal infestations were rather steady throughout the year
The aim of our study is to find out the seasonal trends of parasitic infections in Nepalese police combatant and their families in mid-western region of Nepal

Summary

Introduction

Parasitic diseases caused by helminthes and protozoa are common and current health problems in tropics. Soil-transmitted helminthic infections (STH) are very common in the poorest countries where sanitation is poor and human faeces contaminate the soil. Two billion people are affected by single or multiple soil transmitted helminthic diseases and 135,000 died annually (WHO, 2013). The global burden by disability-adjusted-life year (DALY) of soil transmitted helminthic diseases is comparable to tuberculosis and malaria (Jex et al, 2011). Creeping impact of these parasitic infestations insidiously affects women and children’s health, reduce work productivity of adults and impair economic growth of poor countries (WHO, 2012). Worm infestations cause anemia and poor pregnancy outcome in women and, www.ccsenet.org/gjhs

Methods

Results

Discussion

Conclusion