Research Article

Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province

Volume: 6 Number: 3 September 5, 2021
EN TR

Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province

Abstract

Objective: In this study, the aim was to investigate the incidence of intestinal parasites in children, demographic features related to parasite positivity, life style features and accompanying symptoms.

Materials and Methods: Fecal samples from 342 children (49.1% girls, 50.9% boys) attending with different symptoms were investigated with native, lugol, trichrome, acid fast, sedimentation and cellophane anal band methods for parasite diagnosis.

Results: All cases, 29% were preschool age of 1-5 years, 45.6% were 6-10 years and 25.4% were 11-18 years old. The incidence of intestinal parasites was 51.2% with the most commonly observed parasites identified as Cryptosporidium spp. (41.1%), Blastocystis spp. (40.6%), and Enterobius vermicularis (21.1%). Settlement area was determined to be a lifestyle feature significant for parasite positivity (p<0.05).

Conclusion: It was concluded that intestinal parasites were common among children in Ordu province, due to the detection of intestinal parasites (51.2%) in more than half of the children constituting the sample in the study. In line with this, educations should be organized about the transmission of parasites to children and ways of protection against transmission. Also, regular health check-ups of children must be done.

Keywords

References

  1. Ludwig KM, Frei F, Alvares Filho F, Ribeiro-Paes JT. Correlation between sanitation conditions and intestinal parasitosis in the population of Assis, State of São Paulo. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 1999;32(5):547-555. doi:10.1590/s0037-86821999000500013
  2. Pan American Health Organization. Neglected infectious diseases in the Americas. Success stories and innovation to reach the neediest 2019. http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/ handle/123456789/31250. Accessed 3 September 2019.
  3. de Carvalho TB, de Carvalho LR, Mascarini LM. Occurrence of enteroparasites in day care centers in Botucatu (São Paulo State, Brazil) with emphasis on Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterobius vermicularis. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2006;48(5):269-273. doi:10.1590/s0036-46652006000500006
  4. Vınha C, Martıns MRS. Parasitoses intestinais entre escolares. Jornal de Pediatria. 1981;50:79-84.
  5. Machado ER, Santos DS, Costa-Cruz JM. Enteroparasites and commensals among children in four peripheral districts of Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008;41(6):581-585. doi:10.1590/s0037-86822008000600007
  6. Mariath AB, Giachini RM, Lauda LG, Grillo LP. Iron status and serum retinol levels among children and adolescents attended by a Family Health Strategy team in Itajaí, Santa Catarina State. Cien Saude Colet. 2010;15(2):509-516. doi:10.1590/S1413-81232010000200027
  7. Núñez Fernández FA, Hernández Pérez SM, Ayllón Valdés LL, Alonso Martin MT. Epidemiological findings in intestinal parasitic infections from a group of hospitalized children with diarrhea. Rev Cubana Med Trop. 2013;65(1):26-35.
  8. Ulusal Mikrobiyoloji Standartları Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Laboratuvar Tanı Rehberi. https://hsgm.saglik.gov.tr/depo/birimler/Mikrobiyoloji_Referans_Laboratuvarlari_ve_Biyolojik_Urunler_DB/rehberler/UMS_LabTaniRehberi_Cilt_3.pdf. Erişim tarihi 1 Ocak 2015.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 5, 2021

Submission Date

March 7, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 14, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
Yurdakul Ertürk, E., Karaman, Ü., Kaşko Arıcı, Y., Çolak, C., Yolalan, G., & Top, Ş. (2021). Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, 6(3), 391-397. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.892677
AMA
1.Yurdakul Ertürk E, Karaman Ü, Kaşko Arıcı Y, Çolak C, Yolalan G, Top Ş. Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province. OTJHS. 2021;6(3):391-397. doi:10.26453/otjhs.892677
Chicago
Yurdakul Ertürk, Emine, Ülkü Karaman, Yeliz Kaşko Arıcı, Cemil Çolak, Gamze Yolalan, and Şermin Top. 2021. “Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 6 (3): 391-97. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.892677.
EndNote
Yurdakul Ertürk E, Karaman Ü, Kaşko Arıcı Y, Çolak C, Yolalan G, Top Ş (September 1, 2021) Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 6 3 391–397.
IEEE
[1]E. Yurdakul Ertürk, Ü. Karaman, Y. Kaşko Arıcı, C. Çolak, G. Yolalan, and Ş. Top, “Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province”, OTJHS, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 391–397, Sept. 2021, doi: 10.26453/otjhs.892677.
ISNAD
Yurdakul Ertürk, Emine - Karaman, Ülkü - Kaşko Arıcı, Yeliz - Çolak, Cemil - Yolalan, Gamze - Top, Şermin. “Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 6/3 (September 1, 2021): 391-397. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.892677.
JAMA
1.Yurdakul Ertürk E, Karaman Ü, Kaşko Arıcı Y, Çolak C, Yolalan G, Top Ş. Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province. OTJHS. 2021;6:391–397.
MLA
Yurdakul Ertürk, Emine, et al. “Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 6, no. 3, Sept. 2021, pp. 391-7, doi:10.26453/otjhs.892677.
Vancouver
1.Emine Yurdakul Ertürk, Ülkü Karaman, Yeliz Kaşko Arıcı, Cemil Çolak, Gamze Yolalan, Şermin Top. Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasites in Pediatric Patients: Example of Ordu Province. OTJHS. 2021 Sep. 1;6(3):391-7. doi:10.26453/otjhs.892677

Cited By

Creative Commons License
 

Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi [Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences (OTJHS)] is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

This is an open-access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or name of the journal is credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Click here to get help about article submission processes and "Publication Agreement Form".