Small-scale study on intestinal parasitosis in a remote hilly village in Nepal.
A small-scale cross sectional study on intestinal parasitosis was conducted in a remote hilly village in western Nepal in January 2001. Stool samples collected from 115 inhabitants (M: 41 and F: 74; Aged: 1 to 89 years) were examined by direct smear method in duplicate. Overall positive rate was 27.0% with a marginally high positive rate in males (P>0.05). Dalits (the lower caste people) had highest prevalence (71.4%) than Tibeto-Burman and Indo-Arvan ethnic (P>0.05). Higher prevalence was observed in adults than in children. Eighty percent of subjects had single parasite infection. Altogether, six types of parasites were detected of which Ascaris lumbricoides was most common. People having toilet had marginally low positive rate. All subjects included in this study were drinking raw water. Occupation wise, farmers had marginally high prevalence.
Department of Medical Technology, Kobe Tokiwa College, Kobe, Japan.
Satoko
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Ishiyama
Shiba Kumar
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Rai
Kazuo
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Ono
Shoji
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Uga
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D014881:Water Supply