ABSTRACT

This study was performed on children ranging from 6-14 years old coming from 23 Nisan Primary School in Hakkari. In this study, a total of 114 stool samples from 60 male students and 54 female students were examined for intestinal parasites. Stool containers were given to the students. After the stool containers were collected, they were taken to the Faculty of Medicine of the Yüzüncü Yıl University and examined using native Lugol and flotation methods. One or more intestinal parasites were found in 66 (57.8%) out of a total of 114 students. Giardia intestinalis (28.9%), Blastocystis hominis (23.6%), Entamoeba coli (12.2%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (6.14%) were most prevalent parasites.

Keywords: Intestinal parasites, children, Hakkari