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Prevalence Of Entamoeba Spp. Among Aboriginal School Children In Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor

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dc.contributor.authorNoradilah, S.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohamed Kamel, A.G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHasan, Z. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMajid, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMansur F.A.F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T04:42:29Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T04:42:29Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionVolume :3 No:2en_US
dc.description.abstractAmoebiasis among aboriginal and rural communities in Malaysia has been documented. However, its epidemiology is poorly understood. Prevalence data in children is limited prompting us to survey an aboriginal primary school in the state of Selangor. A total of 158 primary school children from Sekolah Kebangsaan Tun Abdul Razak (SKTAR), Kuala Kubu Bharu participated in this study. The faecal specimens were collected and miroscopically examined for Entamoeba spp. cysts or trophozoites using direct faecal smear and formalin-ether concentration techniques. The overall prevalence of Entamoeba spp. was 5.06%.(8/158). From the positive samples, only 2 were male pupils (2.9%) while the rest were female pupils (6.7%). Generally, those below 10 years of age (87.5%) seemed more susceptible compared to those older (12.5%). From this study, it was found that the infection rate of intestinal parasitic protozoan among school children was low. This survey also did not distinguish between the three main species of E. histolytica, E. dispar and E. moshkovskii which required molecular identification. However, more surveys involving more schools are needed in order to better understand its overall prevalence picture.en_US
dc.identifier.epage9
dc.identifier.issn2250-1852
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.spage7
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ukm.my/fsk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Edisi-Disember-2019-combine-publish.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/6080
dc.identifier.volume3
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherFakulti Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofBuletin Sains Kesihatanen_US
dc.subjectAmoebiasis, Entamoeba spp., aboriginal school childrenen_US
dc.titlePrevalence Of Entamoeba Spp. Among Aboriginal School Children In Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangoren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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