Gastrointestinal parasites among inmates in Omdurman prison
Keywords:
Gastrointestinal parasites, inmates, prison
Abstract
The results showed that 49% of inmates were harboring gastrointestinal parasites. The parasites detected were as follows: Giardia lamblia (16.3%), Entamoeba histolitica (17.4%), Entamoeba coli (5.3%), Ascaris lumbricoides (5.3%), Schistosoma mansoni (1%) and Taenia spp (11.7%). In males, the highest rate (16.6%) was detected among the 31 to over 40years age group, while in females it was high among the 21-30 years old group (20.6%).The highest rate (17.7%) was detected among those from southern Sudan and the lowest (9.3%) was observed among those from Somalia and Ethiopia. The highest detection rate (78.2%) was reported with the formal ether technique, while the lowest (14.9) was reported with the sodium chloride flotation technique.
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2022-10-15
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