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ArticleParasitology research2018

Prevalence and associated risk factors of Giardia duodenalis infection among school-going children in Nepal.

Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B Sherchand, Jia Xue, Sital Uprety, Samendra P Sherchan, Dinesh Bhandari, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Laxmi Parajuli, Shristi Poudel and 2 more

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Sarmila TandukarPublic Health Research Laboratory, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, 1524, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Jeevan B SherchandPublic Health Research Laboratory, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, 1524, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Jia XueDepartment of Global Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2100, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Sital UpretyDepartment of Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, MC-250205 North Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801-2352, USA.
Samendra P SherchanDepartment of Global Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2100, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Dinesh BhandariPublic Health Research Laboratory, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, 1524, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bikash MallaDepartment of Natural, Biotic and Social Environment Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8511, Japan.
Rajani Ghaju ShresthaDepartment of Natural, Biotic and Social Environment Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8511, Japan.
Laxmi ParajuliPadma Kanya Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Bagbazar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Shristi PoudelPadma Kanya Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Bagbazar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ashmita DhitalPadma Kanya Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Bagbazar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Eiji HaramotoInterdisciplinary Center for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8511, Japan. eharamoto@yamanashi.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0126-0651

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and its associated risk factors among school-going children in Kathmandu, Nepal. Between August and September 2016, a total of 333 stool samples were collected from children at five public schools. The collected samples were subjected to formol-ether concentration, followed by conventional microscopic examination for intestinal parasites. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 24.3% (81/333), with Giardia spp. showing the highest prevalence of 18.9% (63/333). Samples positive for Giardia spp. by microscopy were further subjected to quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) for G. duodenalis, resulting in a positive ratio of 100%. The positive ratio of Giardia spp. was considerably high among children consuming tanker water (27.3%), jar water (21.0%), and tap water (17.5%). Our results demonstrated that G. duodenalis remains predominant in school-going children in Nepal.

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AdolescentChildFecesFemaleGiardia lambliaGiardiasisHumansIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticMaleMicroscopyNepalPrevalenceRisk FactorsSchoolsGiardia duodenalisNepalQuantitative polymerase chain reactionSchool-going childrenStool

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