Investigation of the prevalence of intestinal protozoa among health workers

Abstract

This study was aimed to detection the prevalence of diseases were caused by intestinal protozoa in staff of Al-diwaniyah teaching hospital and maternity and child hospital, and to identify the relationship between the staffs personal hygiene and these diseases. A research was designed from October 2015- March 2016. one hundred twenty stool samples collected from the of health workers in Al- Diwaniyah teaching hospital, and maternity and child hospital under the rate of (20 samples) for each months of study months.The results were showed that infection with the Entamoeba histolytica was (36 cases) which represent (43.2%), the highest rate of infection was during October which has reached (10 cases) which represent (50%), while the number of infection with the Giardia lamblia was (16 cases) which represent (13.3 %), the highest rate of infection was during November which has reached (5 cases) which represented (25%). The detection has declared that not wearing gloves, washing hands and pasteurizing them after diagnosis of patient . The study concluded that the prevalence of intestinal protozoa infection that cause diarrhea that include Entamoeba histolutica and Giardia lamblia, and the infection association with the poor hygiene and also the high rate of infection was during the warm seasons.The study recommended that educating health workers commitment to the rules of public health and attention to personal hygiene, and wash hands and wear gloves when handling patients. Do periodically screened for transitional diseases, including inflammation of intestinal protozoa. And through a questionnaire to determine the medical history of diarrhea For Forty people working in the hospital, The questionnaire showed there were ifection Intestinal parasites in the six months prior to the study. The proportion of amoeba cases was 12 cases and repeated five times. The number of cases withe Giardia was 4 cases and the infection was repeated to one person only. Some of them had bacterial infections that were diagnosed in hospital laboratories But they