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Davami M H, Hekmatpou D, Didgar F, Rafii M, Khazai M R. Investigation on Prevalence Rate of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Mothers Who Come to Health Centers of Arak Town and Effective Demographic Factors on it in 1380. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2002; 5 (1) :11-16
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Mohammad Hassan Davami 
1, Davood Hekmatpou , Farshideh Didgar , Mohammad Rafii , Mohammad Reza Khazai
1, Davood Hekmatpou , Farshideh Didgar , Mohammad Rafii , Mohammad Reza Khazai
1- Arak Medical of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
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Introduction: One of the most important health problems of the country is parasitic infections, specially intestinal parasites which have relatively high prevalence rate through out the world. Theses infections can cause iron deficiency anemia, physical and mental retardation among children and family members. Since mothers come to account as the base of the family and each their deviation of health can consider as a risk factor for them and the other family members, this study was conducted to determining prevalence rate of intestinal parasitic infections among mothers and associated demographic factors.
Materials and Methods: This survey is a descriptive analytical study which cross-sectionaly was done based on systematic randomized sampling method on 1650. Mothers in three regions of the town. Their feces were examined three times by formalin ether concentration technique. Of course for gathering data about demographic factors, questionires were filled all infected mothers.
Results: of 1650 case, 801 mothers (48.5%) were infected by intestinal infections:110 mothers (13.73%) m were infected by pathogenic intestinal infection, Giardia lambia 89 case (5.39%) was the commonest infection, entamoeba histolytica 12 cases (72%), hymenolepsis nana 5 cases (3%), ascaris 3 case (1.18%) and tenia saginata 1 cases (0.6%) respectively. 691 mothers (869.2%) were infected by nonpathologenic intestinal infection. E.coli 313 case(19%), blastocystic hominis 267 cases (16.18%), endolimax nana 67 cases (4%), lodamoeba buetschlii 34 cases, (25%) and chilomastix mesnili 10 cases (0/6%) respectively.
Conclusion: In this survey, there was no significant relationship between infection rate and demographic factors like age, job, level of literary and residence region. However the findings showed that the highest rate of pathogenic intestinal parasitic infections were 7.8% (43 cases) in down town, 6.72% (37 cases) in town center and 5.45% (30 cases) in uptown.
Materials and Methods: This survey is a descriptive analytical study which cross-sectionaly was done based on systematic randomized sampling method on 1650. Mothers in three regions of the town. Their feces were examined three times by formalin ether concentration technique. Of course for gathering data about demographic factors, questionires were filled all infected mothers.
Results: of 1650 case, 801 mothers (48.5%) were infected by intestinal infections:110 mothers (13.73%) m were infected by pathogenic intestinal infection, Giardia lambia 89 case (5.39%) was the commonest infection, entamoeba histolytica 12 cases (72%), hymenolepsis nana 5 cases (3%), ascaris 3 case (1.18%) and tenia saginata 1 cases (0.6%) respectively. 691 mothers (869.2%) were infected by nonpathologenic intestinal infection. E.coli 313 case(19%), blastocystic hominis 267 cases (16.18%), endolimax nana 67 cases (4%), lodamoeba buetschlii 34 cases, (25%) and chilomastix mesnili 10 cases (0/6%) respectively.
Conclusion: In this survey, there was no significant relationship between infection rate and demographic factors like age, job, level of literary and residence region. However the findings showed that the highest rate of pathogenic intestinal parasitic infections were 7.8% (43 cases) in down town, 6.72% (37 cases) in town center and 5.45% (30 cases) in uptown.
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