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2005, Cilt 35, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 050-056
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Investigation of Intestinal Parasites in Families in Kurdali Slum District, Mersin
Gülay Börekçi1, Feza Otağ2, Belkıs Karataş1, Ayşe Özcan1
1Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Yüksekokulu, Mersin
2Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Mersin
Keywords: Intestinal parasites, Intra-familial transmission, Mersin-Kurdali district

In this study, 76 families (466 family members) from Kurdali slum district in Mersin were examined for intestine parasites and their transmission within family by using simple random sampling method. All families had access to city tap water. 22.4% of the families did not have toilet and 25% did not have washbasin while 38.2% did not use any soap for sanitary. Average monthly income per family was 190±9.17 million Turkish Liras. 51.3% of the families were dependent upon leguminosae and vegetables for the daily diets. Following formalin-ether sedimentation techniques and microscopic analysis, intestine parasites were observed in 39.3% of stool samples. The most prevalent parasites were Giardia intestinalis (37%), Entamoeba coli (19%), Entamoeba histolytica/ dispar (14%) and Hymenolepis nana (11%). At least one parasite was found in 71.1% of families. Intra-family transmission rates were found as 36.4% and 41.3% for families and children, respectively. The results from this study indicated that there was an increase in the intestinal parasite's trasmission rate with an increase in the number of family members. The increase in the prevalence of intestine parasites was found statictically significant for families with seven or higher members in comparison with onethree member families (p<0.05). The prevalence of intestine parasites among families with outdoor toilet and lacking washbasin was found to be higher than families having indoor toilets and washbasin. However, this difference was not found to be significant (p>0.05). This study showed that intestinal parasitic infections in Mersin slum district occured to be a major health problem. In order to eradicate this diseases, community–based studies should be conducted with a multidisiplinary approach.

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