Table 8: The prevalence of intestinal protozoa and helminths among the attenders of day-care center.
Reference |
No. examined |
Day-Care Centre |
% Infected |
|
Protozoa |
Helminth |
|||
Mahdi & Ali [52] |
40 |
31 (72%) children were found to be infected for intestinal parasites compared to 1 (10%) positive personnel and 19 (34.5%) positive household contacts of the children. Cryptosporidium oocysts were found to be excreted in 4 (9%) children compared to 4 (7.2%) household contacts. No single positive case was recovered among the examined personnel of the day-care centre. |
42.5 |
27.5 |
Al-Saad & Isaa [31] |
382 |
Boys and girls attending the day-care center in Dohuk. |
43.3 |
0 |