Detection of kala-azar among children in Al Muthanna province | ||
| journal of al-qadisiyah for pure science(quarterly) | ||
| Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2014, Pages 28-33 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Zahraa Abd ALHammza Abbass | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The current study was conducted in Al Muthanna province to detect the Kala-azar infection among children. Result showed that the total infection rate of kala- azar was 17.75%. The age showed the higher infection rate in age (1- <2 ) year and the lower infection rate in age ( 4 – 5 ) year ,The difference was statistically significant (p<0.01).Result appear higher infection rate in male 55.26% than female 44.37% , There is no significant difference (p<0.01). distribution of kala- azar by region showed the infection rate in rural area 65.78% is higher from urban area 34.21% , The difference was significant between rural and urban area (p<0.01). prevalence kala azar by months of year appear that higher infection rate in march 35% then November 27.27% then January 26.66% and decrees infection in July, The difference was significant among month year (p<0.01). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Kala; azar; visceral leishmaniasis; leishmania donovani; Phlebotomine sandflies | ||
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