title: [The effects of intestinal parasites on anemia of children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this case-control epidemiological study, we aimed to investigate the effects of intestinal parasites on the anemia of children and show the association between intestinal parasites and anemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 50 healthy and 50 malnourished children aged 0-72 months who went to physicians of Tilfindir Primary Health Care Center were enrolled in this study. The stool specimens were examined by using native-lugol, concentration, cellophane tape, and acid fast and trichrome staining methods. The complete blood count was measured by an automatic blood device.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 58% of the children were infected with intestinal parasites; 55.2% of these were infected with only one parasite, and 44.8% of them were infected with polyparasites. Also, 50.0% of the children with parasitic infection and 19.0% of children without parasitic infection were anemic. There was a positive association between intestinal parasites and anemia statistically (p<0.05). The mean hemoglobin level of the children with parasitic infection was 11.15±1.30, and the mean hemoglobin level of the children without parasitic infection was 12.13±1.47. There was a significant difference between mean hemoglobin levels of the two groups statistically (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Consequently, this study emphasized that intestinal parasites can affect the anemia of children adversely, and there was a positive association between intestinal parasites and anemia of children.
authors.affiliation: Harran Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksek Okulu, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. fadilezeyrek@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Nebiye
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yentür Doni
authors.forename: Fadile
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yıdız Zeyrek
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Simşek
authors.forename: Dost
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeyrek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D060085:Coinfection; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins