Study of Infection to Pathogenic Intestinal Parasites in Residents of Hamadan Military Base and Effect of Associated Socioeconomic Factors in 1997

• Main Authors: Mohammadreza Siavoshi, Masoud Saidi Jam
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 2001-06-01
• Series: پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا
• Subjects: helminthiasis – epidemiology / helminthiasis - etiology / protozoan infection – epidemiology/protozoan infection- etiology
• Online Access: http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-889-en.html

The aim of this study was determination of relative frequency of    intestinal parasites in Hamadan military  base in 1998.           406 persons of residents were selected randomly and their  stool    samples were collected and related check lists were completed by referring    to the doors. The samples were examined by formol-ether method.           The detected results showed parasitic infection in 43.8% of  residents    with the maximum percentage associated with Ascaris (42.7%) and Giardia    (21.9%) . Age group of 31-40 , primary school students and housewives had    more infection rates . Also small families (<3) showed the lowest rate of    infection.           According to this fact  that  the source of providing  vegetables for the    military  base and Hamadan city is the  same  , it seems that the sanitary    standards are at higher levels in the base .