2024, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Part B
Pregnant women's intestinal parasite infections and related variables in the Dhi Qar Governorate
Author(s): Zainab Ali Hussein, Rand Kamil Abbas and Zahraa Sadoon Hadi
Abstract: Background: Parasitic infections are widespread and diverse in many regions of the world, and these infections often come from eating foods contaminated with infective stages of the parasites. Pregnancy is a period in which the pregnant mother’s immunity decreases, so parasitic infection increases with the increased need for food and weak immunity during this period .Although there are many studies on parasitic diseases during pregnancy, many studies did not shed light on the relationship between intestinal parasites and infection and their risks to pregnancy, so they were targeted by our current study. Methods: This study was conducted on samples from pregnant women with severe diarrhea in hospitals in Thi-Qar governorate, 185 samples were collected for the age group (19-39) years and divided into infected (154) and non-infected (31), and (115) samples for the age group (41-51) years and divided into infected (78) and non-infected (37). Information was gathered about residence, age, type of food consumed during pregnancy, and the infection was diagnosed by direct smear method and sedimentation technique form period Februarys 2023 to January 2024. Results: The current study demonstrated a correlation between age groups and infection, for instance, the highest percentage of infection in the age group (19-40) as the percentage of infection was (83.24%) compared to the age group (41-51), with a percentage of (67.83%). The age group (41-51) recorded a higher percentage of anemia (84.35%) compared to the age group (19-39) with a percentage of (73.51%). Data indicate that infection with Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia is related to age and that the infection rate is higher in the age group (19-40) compared to the age group (41-51).
DOI: 10.22271/letters.2024.v4.i1b.88
Pages: 100-103 | Views: 132 | Downloads: 64
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Zainab Ali Hussein, Rand Kamil Abbas, Zahraa Sadoon Hadi. Pregnant women's intestinal parasite infections and related variables in the Dhi Qar Governorate. Zool Entomol Lett 2024;4(1):100-103. DOI: 10.22271/letters.2024.v4.i1b.88
