The Prevalence of Pinworm, Incontinence, and Appendicitis in Children in Diwaniyah Governorate, Iraq

Abstract

The study was conducted during the period between July 2018 and until February 2019 were examined (419) random stool samples for children aged (1-12 years). It included a number of schools and kindergartens in each of the city center, and different areas of its surroundings province of Diwaniya and for both sexes. The results of the study showed that the incidence infected rates were 43.67%.As for the relationship between E. vermicularis and appendicitis, 109 surgically removed appendicitis were collected from Women and Children hospital and Diwaniya Teaching Hospital in Al Diwaniya Governorate. The results of the study showed a relationship between pinworm parasites and appendicitis by 11.92% in each Males and females depending on the examination of the contents of the appendix waste.The results of the examination of 419 children under the age of 12 years for the detection of E. vermicularis and study the relationship of the incidence of urinary incontinence in children. The results showed a relationship between the parasite E. vermicularis and the phenomenon of night incontinence by 66.66% for both sexes. The results of the study also showed a relationship between the incidence of night incontinence and the presence of pinworms with age and sex. The results of the statistical analysis confirmed a positive correlation between the phenomenon of night incontinence with the presence of the parasite E. vermicularis at the probability level P <0.05. With the presence of significant differences between the occurrence of this phenomenon in the presence of parasite with age and gender at a level of probability 0.05.

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