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Intestinal parasitic infections and health of females in a rural community

: A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out at village Dhanas,UT,Chandigarh to describe the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among women between the age group of 21 to 45 years. Women residing in two third of the houses were registered for the study. Total 224 women comprised the study sample. The subjects were studied for socio demographic variables, related health status and the presence of intestinal parasites. Prevalence of infection was found to be 26.8% and Giardia Lambila was found to be the most prevalent parasite. It was present in the stool samples of 38(17.0%) of the subjects. Prevalence rate of Hookworms was found to be 17%. Two (3.1%) of the subjects were found to have tape worms. E.coli was present in 28(12.5%) of the stool samples where as Iodamoeba Bustchilli was present in 10(4.5%) of the subjects. The higher prevalence rate of intestinal parasites was observed among younger subjects, economically poor and illiterates. Fifty four (90%) of the subjects with intestinal parasites had anemic appearance. Abdominal pain and discomfort was being experienced by 56(93.3%) of the study subjects and 55(91.7%) subjects reported of having altered bowel movements.