IMPACT OF RISK FACTORS ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PREVALENCE OF GIARDIA LAMBLIA ASSEMBLAGES IN KAFRELSHEIKH GOVERNORATE, CAIRO, EGYPT | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 13, Volume 50, Issue 3, December 2020, Pages 575-579 PDF (817.59 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2020.131089 | ||
| Authors | ||
| SALWA M. MORSY1; MARWA M. I. GHALLAB2 | ||
| 1Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University1, and Faculty of Medicine, Modern University for Technology and Information2, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Although the incidence of Giardia lamblia increased, data regarding its possible associated risk factors are scares. The study investigated the genetic diversity of humans G. lamblia positive isolates in kafrelsheikh Governorate, and the impact of multiple risk factors on prevalence. A total of 300 fecal samples were collected from patients attended Kafrelsheikh University over a period of one year. Amplification and RFLP analysis of β-giardin gene were used to identify the G. lamblia multiple assemblages. The results showed that, PCR amplification showed 63/300 (21%) positive samples, of them, 12 assemblages A (19.1%) and 52 assemblages B (80.9%). On univariate analysis, there were statistical significant correlation among giardiasis and age group, sex, hand-washing, milk type, flatulence, vomiting, and animal contact (p = 0.028, 0.006, 0.005, 0.02, 0.000, 0.002 & 0.000, respectively). On Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that children from 2- 6 years, adults (< 18 years), females, hand-washing, boiled milk, vomiting, flatulence and animal contact were independent risk factors for giardiasis (p = 0.01, 0.02, 0.007, 0.05, 0.03, 0.000, 0.002 & 0.000, respectively). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Giardia lamblia; Assemblage; Kaferelsheikh; Cairo; Risk factors | ||
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