PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITOSIS IN CHILDREN AGED 0 TO 5 YEARS: HOSPITALIZED AT THE KENYA HOSPITAL

Intestinal parasitosis is a widespread disease throughout the world and is a real public health problem.The present work is a retrospective study conducted at the Kenya Hospital. This study involved 366 subjects aged between 0 and 5 years coming for consultation in this medical facility.366 children could be registered during the year 2017. Among them 77 had one or more parasitosis, which corresponds to an overall prevalence of 21 ℅The infestation noted for the female sex is higher than that noted for the male sex with respective rates of 51.14℅ and 42.85℅Children aged 0 to 1 year have the highest infestation index.The time-dependent distribution rate is very high in the month of January (23.7℅)Ascaris lombricoides which is the most frequent of all parasites found with a frequency of 81℅ or 62 cases.Our study allowed us to understand well the problem of intestinal parasitosis in children aged 0-5 years consultants this facility.