title: Comparative analysis of intestinal parasitic infections in slum, rural and urban populations in and around union Territory, Chandigarh.
abstract: A study was conducted in and around the union Territory, Chandigarh, India to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in different population groups. The stool samples from a total of 600 subjects selected by cluster sampling technique were examined by direct microscopy. The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was found to be 14.6% with highest prevalence of 19% from the slum area. Children were the most commonly affected group (18%) with those from slums showing the highest prevalence (24.6%). The most common parasite was Giardia (5.5%) followed by H. nana and Ascaris (2.8% and 2.7% respectively).
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: Sumeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malla
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001200:Ascaris / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health