Giardiasis Among Orang Asli Children at Pos Lenjang, Pahang
- Author:
Hartini Yusof
;
Mohamed Kamel Abd. Ghani.
- Publication Type:Letter
- Keywords:
Intestinal protozoa, Giardia intestinalis, Orang Asli
- From:Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences
2009;7(2):97-102
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Giardia intestinalis is a cosmopolitan parasite and the infection is widely distributed worldwide especially in the developing countries with poor
sanitation and lack of potable water. Seventy one Orang Asli children from Pos Lenjang, Pahang participated in this study and stool specimens were
collected and examined for G. intestinalis using three diagnostic techniques ie; Direct fecal smear, Formalin-ether concentration and Trichrome staining.
The prevalence of G. intestinalis infection among the Orang Asli children in Pos Lenjang, Pahang was as high as 43.7%. According to gender, the prevalence was almost similar between the female and male children with 45.0% and 41.9%, respectively. The infection was more prevalent in school going children (48.6%) as compared to the pre-school children (38.2%).
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