Title
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among children in rural India
Authors
Dipak Patanvadia, Pankti Pargi, Rekha Kishori, Amit Kumar* & Deepak Deshkar
Affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Zydus Medical College, Dahod, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author
Dipak Patanvadia - E-mail: dr.dipak2008@gmail.com
Pankti Pargi - E-mail: panktipargi1988@gmail.com
Rekha Kishori - E-mail: drrekhakishori@gmail.com
Amit Kumar - E-mail: amitkumarshahi90@gmail.com
Deepak Deshkar - E-mail: deepakdeshkar@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
Intestinal parasite infections are triggered by climate, social status, occupation, personal hygiene, and educational status, resulting in malnutrition, diarrhea, blood loss, impaired work capacity, and decreased growth. Therefore, it is of interest to record Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPIs) among youngsters. Hence, a total of 211 stool samples (115 male and 96 female) so as analyzed for macroscopic, microscopic, and occult blood. The analysis revealed that 43 out of 211 samples were positive. Thus, high prevalence of IPIs among children is observed. Hence, it is essential to limit parasitic infection by identifying the parasite at the species level.
Keywords
IPIs (intestinal parasitic infections), stool examination
Citation
Patanvadia et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4735-4740 (2025)
Edited by
Rashmi Daga
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
