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Intestinal parasitic infections among expatriate workers in Al-Madina Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Taha, Hoda A. Soliman, Mohammed I. Banjar, Sanaa Abduallah |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has one of the largest number of expatriate workers. Most of them are from Sri-Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, India and Bangladesh. These countries are considered as endemic areas for intestinal parasites. A total of 2732 stool samples were screened for intestinal parasites. Positive cases were recorded among 407 stool samples (14.9%). The common parasitic infections were encountered among 20-29 age groups (18.5%) while, the lowest infection rate was among individual ≥ 50 years (11.8%). According to the nationality, the highest infections were recorded among Pakistanis (23.2%), followed by Philippines (22.2%), Sudanese workers (18.7%), and the lowest infection rates were recorded among Bangladeshi individuals. The infected persons were farmers, food handlers and shepherds. The detected intestinal parasites were Giardia lamblia (21.9%), Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba coli (17.8%), Trichuris trichiura (16.2%), Ascaris lumbricoides (15.8%), hookworm (13%), Hymenolepis nana (8.9%), Strongyloides sterocoralis (3.5%), Schistosoma mansoni (2.2%), and Enterobius vermicularis (0.43%). In conclusion, the high prevalence of parasites among expatriates may produce health problem among the Saudi society due to the nature of the expatriates' work. |
| Starting Page | 78 |
| Ending Page | 88 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 23665711 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 30 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://msptm.org/files/78_-_88_Hoda_A_Taha.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://repository.taibahu.edu.sa/bitstream/handle/123456789/5731/Intestinal%20parasitic%20infections%20among%20expatriate%20workers%20in%20Al-Madina%20Al-Munawarah,%20Kingdom%20of%20Saudi%20Arabia.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Journal | Tropical biomedicine |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
