Prevalence of intestinal parasites among expatriate workers in Al ...
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Middle East Journal <strong>of</strong> Family Medic<strong>in</strong>e, 2005; Vol. 3 (3)Treatment is dispensed free for the <strong>in</strong>fected cases.Metronidazole is highly effective aga<strong>in</strong>st E. histolyticaand Giardia lamblia.It is concluded that high prevalence <strong>of</strong> <strong>parasites</strong> <strong>among</strong><strong>expatriate</strong>s should be considered as a po<strong>in</strong>ter to a healthproblem that may exert its effect on the Saudi societydue to the nature <strong>of</strong> the <strong>expatriate</strong>s' work.It is recommended that health education should be<strong>in</strong>creased to raise the awareness <strong>of</strong> the society aboutsuch health problems. Among the ways to control thisproblem is the immediate check-up upon arrival <strong>of</strong>labor.Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics <strong>of</strong> the studied sampleCharacteristics No. (%)SexMaleFemale95899(9.6%)(90.4%)NationalitySri LankanIndonesianFilip<strong>in</strong>oIndianOthers445278179866(44.8%)(28%)(18%)(8.6%)(0.6%)Type <strong>of</strong> workHousemaidDriverCookBaby-sitterOthers898721185(90.3%)(7.3%)(1.1%)(0.8%)(0.5%)Mean age for MaleMean age for Female3934Total 994**Small numbers <strong>of</strong> the selected sample (2.5%) were found medically unfit and were rejected.Table 2: <strong>Prevalence</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>test<strong>in</strong>al</strong> parasitic <strong>in</strong>fection <strong>among</strong> the studied samplePattern <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>fectionS<strong>in</strong>gle <strong>in</strong>fectionDouble <strong>in</strong>fectionTriple <strong>in</strong>fectionQuadruple <strong>in</strong>fectionTotal number <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>fected casesTotal sampleInfected casesNo. %2227017331299422.37.11.70.331.410019
Middle East Journal <strong>of</strong> Family Medic<strong>in</strong>e, 2005; Vol. 3 (3)Table 3: <strong>Prevalence</strong> <strong>of</strong> common <strong><strong>in</strong>test<strong>in</strong>al</strong> <strong>parasites</strong> <strong>among</strong> foreign <strong>expatriate</strong>s <strong>in</strong> <strong>Al</strong>-Khobar areaPositive casesParasites No. % <strong>of</strong> total <strong>in</strong>fections (424)HookwormTrichuris trichiuraAscaris lumbricoidesEntamoeba histolyticaEntamoeba coliGiardia lambliaEnterobius vermicularisStrongyloides stercoralisTotal <strong>parasites</strong> (<strong>in</strong>fection)Total number <strong>of</strong> cases studied11611311039211744424*994*27.426.725.99.2540.90.942.6100Table 4: Common patterns <strong>of</strong> parasitic <strong>in</strong>fectionType <strong>of</strong> parasiteDouble <strong>in</strong>fectionsAscaris lumbricoides + Trichuris trichiuraTrichuris trichiura + HookwormAscaris lumbricoides + HookwormEntamoeba histolytica + HookwormEntamoeba histolytica + Entamoeba coliEntamoeba histolytica + Trichuris trichiuraTrichuris trichiura + Entamoeba coliGiardia lamblia + Trichuris trichiuraGiardia lamblia + Entamoeba histolyticaAscaris lumbricoides + Entamoeba coliGiardia lamblia + HookwormEntamoeba histolytica + Ascaris lumbricoidesHookworm + Entamoeba coliAscaris lumbricoides + Giardia lambliaEnterobius vermicularis + HookwormEnterobius vermicularis + Ascaris lumbricoidesTotal positive double <strong>in</strong>fectionsTriple <strong>in</strong>fectionsAscaris lumbricoides + Trichuris trichiura + HookwormHookworm + Entamoeba histolytica + Entamoeba coliTrichuris trichiura + Entamoeba histolytica + Entamoeba coliTrichuris trichiura + Entamoeba histolytica + Ascaris lumbricoidesTrichuris trichiura + Hookworm + Strongyloides stercoralisTrichuris trichiura + Ascaris lumbricoides + Strongyloides stercoralisHookworm + Entamoeba histolytica + Trichuris trichiuraPositive triple <strong>in</strong>fectionsQuadruple <strong>in</strong>fectionsAscaris lumbricoides + Trichuris trichiura + Hookworm + Enterobius vermicularisTrichuris trichiura + Entamoeba histolytica + Ascaris lumbricoides + Enterobius vermicularisTrichuris trichiura + Entamoeba histolytica + Ascaris lumbricoides + Strongyloides stercoralisPositive quadruple <strong>in</strong>fectionsNo. <strong>of</strong> patients25156442222211111170922111117111320
Middle East Journal <strong>of</strong> Family Medic<strong>in</strong>e, 2005; Vol. 3 (3)Table 5: Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>parasites</strong> accord<strong>in</strong>g to nationalitiesTypes <strong>of</strong> <strong>parasites</strong>Labor nationalityIndonesian Sri Lankan Filip<strong>in</strong>o Indian OthersTotal %Hookworm 35 67 5 9 0 116 27.4Trichuris trichiura 34 35 29 13 2 113 26.7Ascaris lumbricoides 43 34 22 11 0 110 25.9Entamoeba histolytica 9 14 12 4 0 39 9.2Entamoeba coli 5 7 4 5 0 21 5Giardia lamblia 3 4 5 5 0 17 4Enterobius vermicularis 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.9Strongyloides stercoralis 0 3 0 1 0 4 0.9Total <strong>in</strong>fection 129 168 77 48 2 424 100Total no. <strong>of</strong> eachnationality exam<strong>in</strong>ed 278 445 179 86 6 994 -% <strong>of</strong> positive cases <strong>in</strong>each nationality 46.4 37.8 43 55.8 33.3 42.6 -REFERENCES1. Montresor A, Crompton DWT, Gyorkos TW, Savioli L. 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