A survey of the prevalence of common human intestinal nematodes among the residents of Brgy. Maambal, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan

Date of Publication

1996

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Biology

College

College of Science

Department/Unit

Biology

Abstract/Summary

Using the Direct Fecal Smear (DFS) Technique, one-hundred fecal samples randomly collected from the residents of Barangay Maambal, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan were examined for the presence of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm infection. The overall prevalence rate of A. lumbricoides was 71.00 percent, 43 (67.19 percent) of these were male and 28 (77.8 percent) were female. On the other hand, mixed infections with A. lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura accounted for 6 percent of the total persons examined. No hookworm infections were noted. Age-wise, ascaris infection were frequently diagnosed in children ages 3-12 years with 41 positive cases (68.33 percent) and then followed by infants ages 6 months to 2 years with 19 positive cases (73.08 percent). Furthermore, there were no pure infection of T. trichiura, these were always mixed with A, lumbricoides and these were frequently seen in children ages 3-12 years with four positive cases.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU07383

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

36 leaves

Keywords

Worms; Intestinal and parasitic; Feces; Parasites--Physiology; Ascaris

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