Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Slum Children of Dhaka City: Comparison of Two Coprological Methods

The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children with gastrointestinal tract infections from different slum areas Dhaka. Furthermore, a comparison was made accuracy direct smear (DS) and formol-ether concentration (FEC) techniques in detection infection. overall parasitic infection 72.46% combined method. By smear, 2 species protozoa (11.59%), cestode (5.07%) 4 nematode (18.12%) were detected whereas by formol – ether method, 5 (28.26%), 1 Trematode (1.44%), (17.39%) (79.71%) detected. 42% 58% respectively. Ascaris lumbricoides most common parasite both (37.68%) method (7.97%). A statistically significant association (P < 0.001) found between test methods, age groups months Direct showed less sensitivity than technique (100%). diagnostic performance for diagnosis remarkably higher as related study. Therefore, DS FEC should be used routine investigative identification parasites. Henceforth, it is advantageous use complement Bangladesh J. Zool. 50(3): 353-361, 2022