Epidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica among children in Erbil Province, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Biology - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The current epidemiological study investigated the prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica and its relation with residency, sexes, age, economical status, maternal education and studied months, among 200 children, including 117 boys and 83 girls, aging less than 1-12 years, attending the pediatric hospital in Erbil/Kurdistan region-Iraq, between the beginning of November 2010 to the end of March 2011. The rate of infection was 30% (34.69% in urban and 25.49% in rural regions). The higher rates of infection were among girls (33.73%), aged 4-6 years (52.38%), with moderate economical status (34.54%), illiterate mothers (39.24%) and in February-2011 (54.54%)
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Narmin Rafik Hamad, Isra Anmar Ramzy
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