Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area

The intestinal parasitic infections are usually caused by helminths and protozoa that can lead to the public health problem such as acute and chronic diarrhea, dehydration and abdominal pain. Common factors that cause intestinal parasitic infection among school children are poor hygiene habits, over...

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Main Authors:	Mohammad, Mardhiah, Mat Yusof, Afzan, Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah, Hashim, Najat, Soffian, Sharmeen Nellisa, Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman
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Language:	English English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Q Science (General) QR Microbiology
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spelling	iium-520512016-10-06T02:35:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52051/ Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area Mohammad, Mardhiah Mat Yusof, Afzan Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah Hashim, Najat Soffian, Sharmeen Nellisa Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman Q Science (General) QR Microbiology The intestinal parasitic infections are usually caused by helminths and protozoa that can lead to the public health problem such as acute and chronic diarrhea, dehydration and abdominal pain. Common factors that cause intestinal parasitic infection among school children are poor hygiene habits, overcrowding, drinking unsafe water and poor immnunity. Therefore, the study aimed to identify the presence of the protozoa and helminths among school children aged 10 years old from four different schools in Kuantan, Pahang. The informed consent form is given to parents before conducting this research. Only 62 school children were willing to participate in this study. The collected stool specimens were examined microscopically by direct smear for detecting the presence of helminths. Trichrome staining and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining were performed to identify the presence of cysts and oocysts. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52051/1/Intestinal%20Parasitic%20Infections%20among%20school%20children%20in%20Kuantan%20Area.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52051/6/MSPTM-program.pdf Mohammad, Mardhiah and Mat Yusof, Afzan and Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah and Hashim, Najat and Soffian, Sharmeen Nellisa and Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman (2016) Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area. In: 52nd Annual Scientific Conference Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2nd-3rd March 2016, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://www.msptm.org/
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spellingShingle	Q Science (General) QR Microbiology Mohammad, Mardhiah Mat Yusof, Afzan Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah Hashim, Najat Soffian, Sharmeen Nellisa Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area
description	The intestinal parasitic infections are usually caused by helminths and protozoa that can lead to the public health problem such as acute and chronic diarrhea, dehydration and abdominal pain. Common factors that cause intestinal parasitic infection among school children are poor hygiene habits, overcrowding, drinking unsafe water and poor immnunity. Therefore, the study aimed to identify the presence of the protozoa and helminths among school children aged 10 years old from four different schools in Kuantan, Pahang. The informed consent form is given to parents before conducting this research. Only 62 school children were willing to participate in this study. The collected stool specimens were examined microscopically by direct smear for detecting the presence of helminths. Trichrome staining and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining were performed to identify the presence of cysts and oocysts.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohammad, Mardhiah Mat Yusof, Afzan Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah Hashim, Najat Soffian, Sharmeen Nellisa Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman
author_facet	Mohammad, Mardhiah Mat Yusof, Afzan Hisamuddin, Nur Hazirah Hashim, Najat Soffian, Sharmeen Nellisa Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman
author_sort	Mohammad, Mardhiah
title	Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area
title_short	Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area
title_full	Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area
title_fullStr	Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area
title_full_unstemmed	Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area
title_sort	intestinal parasitic infections among school children in kuantan area
publishDate	2016
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