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Identification and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites among children aged 3-6 in Barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa. 6

By: Rosales, Christian Lemuel D. 4 0 16, [, ] | [, ] |

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Language: Unknown language code Summary language: Unknown language code Original language: Unknown language code Series: ; March 2007.46Edition: Description: ix,49pContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: ISSN: 2Other title: 6 []Uniform titles: | | Related works: 1 40 6 []Subject(s): -- 2 -- 0 -- -- | -- 2 -- 0 -- 6 -- | 2 0 -- | -- -- 20 -- | | -- -- -- -- 20 -- | -- -- -- 20 -- --Genre/Form: -- 2 -- Additional physical formats: DDC classification: | LOC classification: | | 2Other classification:

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Action note: In: Summary: ABSTRACT: The study dealth with the identification and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites among children age three (3) to six (6) in Barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa City. Stool samples from one hundred twenty (120) children aged 3-6 years old were collected during the month of December 2006-January 2007. After collection, the stools were examined using three (3) diagnostic procedures: Kato-thick method, Formalin-Ether Concentration Technique and Harada-Mori Nematode Culture Technique. Then the prevalence of infection for each parasite was calculated and the significance of each risk factors were also determined using minitab 11. Two parasitic species were identified in this study. Ascaris lumbricoides is the most prevalent intestinal parasite yielding a rate of 26.67%. Another parasite is Trichuris trichiura, giving a prevalence rate of 7.50%, and 10% of infected children had both Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura. Risk factors such as nail biting and not washing of hands before and after a meal yielded a P-value lower than the 0.05% level of significance, demonstrating that there is a significant difference between the infected and uninfected cases. Although risk factors, such as age of the children, nail cutting, water source, walking barefooted and eating street foods can also be a source of infection, there were no significant difference among infected and uninfected cases in this study. Other editions:

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ABSTRACT: The study dealth with the identification and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites among children age three (3) to six (6) in Barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa City. Stool samples from one hundred twenty (120) children aged 3-6 years old were collected during the month of December 2006-January 2007. After collection, the stools were examined using three (3) diagnostic procedures: Kato-thick method, Formalin-Ether Concentration Technique and Harada-Mori Nematode Culture Technique. Then the prevalence of infection for each parasite was calculated and the significance of each risk factors were also determined using minitab 11. Two parasitic species were identified in this study. Ascaris lumbricoides is the most prevalent intestinal parasite yielding a rate of 26.67%. Another parasite is Trichuris trichiura, giving a prevalence rate of 7.50%, and 10% of infected children had both Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura. Risk factors such as nail biting and not washing of hands before and after a meal yielded a P-value lower than the 0.05% level of significance, demonstrating that there is a significant difference between the infected and uninfected cases. Although risk factors, such as age of the children, nail cutting, water source, walking barefooted and eating street foods can also be a source of infection, there were no significant difference among infected and uninfected cases in this study.

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