Current dispersal of helminths infections at Al-Sadr Teaching Hospital in province Al-Najaf al-Ashraf Iraq

Ghazzay, Muna Hashim and Naji, Munaf M and Alaraje, Ali R and Aljabbas, Walaa hasan (2025) Current dispersal of helminths infections at Al-Sadr Teaching Hospital in province Al-Najaf al-Ashraf Iraq. Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 13 (2). pp. 122-128. ISSN 2782-9960

Helminthes parasite is the cause of infectious disease globally and has been a public health issue in developing countries. Long-term infections may lead to severe complications and complex symptoms. The study aims to control the dispersal of helminthes infection in the province during 2024 Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf /Iraq. Methodology: The results of 632(100%) stool examinations of males and females of all ages from February to October 2024. Collected from the registers of the laboratories at Al-Sadr Teaching Hospital in the province of Al-Najaf al-Ashraf, Iraq, from February until October 2024. analyzed with the use of Chi-X2 with a P value ≤0.0001 to explain differences in statistical significance for parasitic helminthes infections. Result: The overall dispersal of helminthes infections was 428(100%). Enterobiasis was the most common helminthes 403(94.2%) whereas Ancylostomiasis and Trichuriasis 4(1.0%) had less dispersal. high infections among the age group of 5 to 45 years whereas a decrease in ages 1-4 and ≥ 45. Helminthes parasitic infections were higher in females 222(51.9%) than males 206(48.1%). Also, Prevalence of helminthes parasitic was low in July and high in February. Conclusion: Helminthes parasitic infection remains an important health problem in the province. So, there is still a need for prevention efforts in the community. The study explained that parasitic helminthes infections are general in all age groups in Al-Najaf City, and the infections it related to sex, age, and months of the year.