Reference

No. Examined

Patients

% Infected

Protozoa

Helminth

Yilmaz & Abdullah, [21]

77

Diarrhoeic patients from Duhok and Erbil.

16.02

0

Al-Joudi & Ghazal, [22].

6330

Patients of 1-10 years old from Ramadi. Giardiasis is the most common infection.

During 1992-94.

42.5

6.8

During 1995-97.

64.26

5.62

Rhadi, et al. [23].

1026

Patients 6-30 years old attending General Hospital in Basrah. Cryptosporidium parvum Recorded the highest infection (69) cases in age (20-30) years.

46.44

1.7

Al-Kubaisy, et al. [24].

2033

Patients from Baghdad. Parasitic diarrhea was 22%.

34.49

7.53

Hussein & Meerkhl, [25].

1178

Children attending Hivi Pediatric Hospital, Duhok Province. High infection in summer and rural area. Males were infected more than females. Highest rate among children more than 9 years. Artificially feeding had higher rate of infection.

84.67

18.01

AL-Khikani, et al. [26].

3176

Patients with different ages attending the Al-Shomally General Hospital in Babil Province, ages 15-44 years are highly infected. Males and females are almost equal.

11.0

0

Hasan, et al. [27]

615

Patients attended Tikrit Teaching Hospital, 1-16 years old. The highest rate of infection in rural area and among age group 4-6 years. Males showed higher rate than females.

14.3

0

Salman, et al. [28]

1071

Children attending Paediatrics hospital in Al-Kadhimia, Al-Karkh side, Baghdad city, aged from seven days to 12 years. No difference between males and females.

15.2

0.55

Bazzaz, et al. [29]

780

They were admitted to Samarra General Hospital. The highest rate of infection was among 1-20 years old.

8.35

0

Murad, et al. [30]

3967

They were attended Azadi Teaching Hospital in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region. Males were more affected than females.

14.7

0.07

Al-Taei [16]

2877

Al-Hashimyah hospitals, Babylon province/Iraq, among the ages from less than one year to 71 years old. The largest percent of infection reported in the (1-10) age group which was (44.35%). Male and female were 56.96 % and 43.03 %, respectively.

49.4

0.2

Al-Saad & Issa [31]

428

Children presenting at the pediatric hospital with a complaint of gastroenteritis. The age group 10-12 years showed the highest rate of infection (81.1%), and the lowest rate was in children 7-9 years (22.9%).

31.3

0

Al-Ibrahimi & Al-Waaly [32]

109

Surgical appendectomy in Women and Children Hospital in Al-Diwaniya showed E. vermicularis only.

-11.92

Alomashi & Al-Shabbani [33]

974

Patients with anemia attending Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital (Al-Qadisiyah province

64.0

64.0

Kanabe & Darogha [17]

548

Children of both sexes 3 months to 10 years were attending Raparin Pediatric hospital in Erbil city

7.36

0.18

Mahdi & Ali [34]

205

Population aged 2 months -65 years old suffering from chronic diarrhoea for at least 2 weeks& attending the Maternity & Child Hospital in Basrah. 9.7% excreting Cryptosporidium oocysts.

44.87

4.8

Farhan [15]

1804

Males and females attending the Al Gailani-Central Medical Laboratory, Al-Ramadi/Al-Anbar, West of Iraq.

38.25

3.35

Husein, et al. [35]

730

People attending the Protecting Hospital for Pediatrics and Al-Zahrawy Hospital in Baghdad.

90.1

17.5

Al-Hamairy, et al. [36]

389

Anemic patients of 1-50 years old were attended the primary health centre in Al-Doullab village-Babylon.

31.4

9.29

Al-Morshidy [37]

243

Patients attending the specialized Marjan Hospital for Internal and Cardiac Diseases in Hilla City-Babylon. Higher incidences were reported in patients using river water (80.8%) and low incidence among patients drinking tap water (43.8%).

20.9

3.5

Ali & Mohammed [38]

307

Children attending the Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani city.

22.15

0