STUDY OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANAEMIA AND INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFESTATION AMONG THE TEA ESTATES WORKERS IN ILAM DISTRICT, EASTERN REGION OF NEPAL

Introduction:Intestinalparasiticinfectionsassociatedwithanemiahavedirectnegativeimpactonthehealthofhumanbeings. Objectives:TofindtheassociationbetweenanaemiaandintestinalparasiticinfestationamongtheteagardenworkersinIlamdistrictofNepal. MaterialsandMethods:ACommunitybasedcross-sectionalstudywasconductedamongteagardenworkersinIlamdistrictofNepal.Outof4teaestatesinIlamDistrict,2teaestateswereselectedrandomly.Semi-structuredquestionnairewasadministeredtothestudysubjectsandMicroscopicExaminationofStoolwasdone.Haemoglobinlevelwasdeterminedbycyanmethemoglobinmethod.TheChisquarenbsp;testnbsp;wasnbsp;usednbsp;tonbsp;findnbsp;thenbsp;associationnbsp;betweennbsp;anaemianbsp;andnbsp;intestinalnbsp;parasiticnbsp;infestation./p> p>Results:nbsp;Thenbsp;prevalencenbsp;ofnbsp;anaemianbsp;wasnbsp;seennbsp;lowernbsp;amongnbsp;thenbsp;studynbsp;populationnbsp;infectednbsp;withnbsp;parasitenbsp;(37.5%)nbsp;thannbsp;parasitenbsp;negativenbsp;(48.3%)nbsp;(Pgt;0.05).nbsp;Mildnbsp;anaemianbsp;wasnbsp;seennbsp;significantlynbsp;highernbsp;amongnbsp;parasitenbsp;positivenbsp;(60%)nbsp;innbsp;comparisonnbsp;tonbsp;moderatenbsp;anemianbsp;(40%)nbsp;(Plt;0.05).nbsp;Thenbsp;prevalencenbsp;ofnbsp;anaemianbsp;wasnbsp;seennbsp;significantlynbsp;highernbsp;thosenbsp;infectednbsp;withnbsp;hookwormnbsp;(90%)nbsp;thannbsp;Ascarisnbsp;lumbricoidesnbsp;(40%),nbsp;Entamoebanbsp;histolyticanbsp;(20%)nbsp;andnbsp;Giardianbsp;lamblianbsp;(16.7%)nbsp;(Plt;0.05)./p> p>Conclusions:nbsp;Thisnbsp;studynbsp;didnbsp;notnbsp;shownbsp;thenbsp;associationnbsp;betweennbsp;anemianbsp;andnbsp;intestinalnbsp;parasiticnbsp;infestations.Thenbsp;prevalencenbsp;ofnbsp;anemianbsp;wasnbsp;seennbsp;highernbsp;thosenbsp;infectednbsp;withnbsp;hookwormnbsp;thannbsp;othernbsp;intestinalnbsp;parasites./p>