Prevalence of intestinal parasites in children of the orphanage in Sivas, Turkey.

Certain intestinal parasitoses may be observed more in kindergartens, boarding houses, hostels, schools and orphanages where children live together under poor sanitary conditions. Both the climatic conditions and the eating habits of the people affect the prevalence of intestinal parasites(l-10). Some differences in the rate of prevalence have also been observed because of different diagnostic methods and difficulties in identifying certain parasites(9,10). We studied the prevalence and distribution of intestinal parasitoses among children at routine examination of stool and scotch tape (ST) specimens.