Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017
Prevalence of single, double, or mixed infections with common intestinal helminths among the pediatric age group of the tea garden workers
Purnakshi Bhattacharyya, Dr. Mrs. Uttara Borkotoki
Abstract :
Intestinal helminthic infections in children are common in tea gardens of Assam due to poor economic conditions, ignorance due illiteracy, overcrowding and unhygienic living conditions in the residential colonies. A total of 100 stool samples were collected and tested microscopically for the ova of intestinal helminths. Single infection was more prevalent with Ascaris lumicoides (57.1%) followed by Trichuris trichura (12.9%) and Ancylostoma duodenale (5.7%).In case of double infection the prevalence was high (15.7%) in (Ascaris lumicoides and Trichuris trichura) infection. It was more than double infection caused by (Ascaris lumicoides and Ancylostoma duodenale), which was 7.1%. Ascaris lumicoides was found to be commonest ova in all category of infection. The maximum number of helminthic infection was seen in the age group of ≤ 1– 6 years (76.4%). It was followed by the age group of 7– 12 years (65.8%) and in the last age group of 13– 18 years it was 42.8%. the infection rate was decreasing with age. Out of 61 samples from male 42 (68.8%) and from 39 samples of female 24 (71.8%) were positive for helminthic ova. Maximum number of helminthic ova was seen in children of illiterate mothers (75%), followed by L.P school passed mothers (69%) and H.S and above passed mothers (45.5%).
Thus the study shows burden of common helminthic infections among pediatric age group of tea garden workers which needs appropriate preventive and control measures.
Keywords :
Helminthic infections Tea garden workers Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichura Anchylostoma duodenale
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Purnakshi Bhattacharyya, Dr.(Mrs.) Uttara Borkotoki, Prevalence of single, double, or mixed infections with common intestinal helminths among the pediatric age group of the tea garden workers, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾8 | August‾2017
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Purnakshi Bhattacharyya, Dr.(Mrs.) Uttara Borkotoki, Prevalence of single, double, or mixed infections with common intestinal helminths among the pediatric age group of the tea garden workers, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾8 | August‾2017
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