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Abstract
Parasitic infestation remains a major public health problem, particularly among children in low and middle-income countries including Egypt where poor sanitation, poor personal hygiene, malnutrition, improper health practice and lack of knowledge are all risk factors for wide prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestation. It represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood.
According to the world health organization, over 270 million pre-school and over 600 million of school children live in areas where the parasites are intensively transmitted.
The first six years of life have a great and lasting influence on the quality of life of a human being. The health, nutrition, education and development opportunities given to a child at this stage to a large extent determine his or her health and wellbeing for the entire lifetime. However, this age group receives low priority in policies.
During the time, distribution patterns and prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases fluctuate as a result of changing in behavior and life style of society population. Hence, periodic epidemiological surveys, in order to determine the exact burden of infection in region and adopting suitable strategies, is required and should be continued.
The aim of the present study was to asses prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestation among preschool children at Munshaat sultan university hospital and its effect on nutritional status.
To achieve such aim, a cross sectional study was conducted on 300 preschool children aged (2-6) years attending family health center at Munshaat Sultan University hospital. All studied children were evaluated through history taking by a predesigned structured