TY - JOUR AU - Al-mansup, Arwa Mohammed Mohammed AU - Salem, Khaled Nasher Qahtan PY - 2022/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - PREVALENCE OF ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA AND GIARDIA LAMBLIA AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING SOME HOSPITALS IN AL-MANSSORA DIRECTORATE, ADEN – YEMEN JF - Electronic Journal of University of Aden for Basic and Applied Sciences JA - Electron. J. Univ. Aden Basic Appl. Sci. VL - 3 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.47372/ejua-ba.2022.4.195 UR - https://ejua.net/index.php/EJUA-BA/article/view/195 SP - 263-275 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">This study was conducted from October 2019 to October 2020.To determine the prevalence of <em>Entamoeba histolytica</em> and <em>Giardia lamblia</em> among patients attending some hospitals (22 May Hospital, Cuban Hospital, Al-Naqeeb Hospital, Al Salam Hospital) in Al-manssora Directorate, Aden - Yemen. This study included 603 patients. Stool samples were obtained from all participants and laboratory conducted using a direct mount preparation with physiological normal saline (0.9%) and iodine stain. The results of the current study showed that the overall prevalence rate was 384/603 (63.68%). The prevalence of <em>E. histolytica</em> and <em>G. lamblia</em> was higher among males (33.34%) than that in female (30.34%). The prevalence rate of these parasites was higher in the age group between 20-67 years old (36.31%), followed by the age group (10-19) years. The study concluded that the prevalence of <em>Entamoeba histolytica </em>and<em> Giardia lamblia </em>among diarrheal patients in Al-manssora Directorate, Aden – Yemen was high</p> ER -