Figure 1
The distribution of helminths infections among 18 districts surveyed
| Number of positive cases (%) among districts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province (Governorate) | Ascaris lumbricoides | Ancylostoma duodenale | Trichuris trichiura | Strongyloides stercoralis | Enterobius vermicularis | Hymenolepis nana | Taenia saginata |
| Ninevah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,205 (6.01) | 29 (2.39) | 3 (5) |
| Ta’mim | 34 (6.59) | 5 (3.1) | 0 | 0 | 1,371 (3.73) | 7 (0.71) | 0 |
| Suleimaniyah | 0 | 10 (6.1) | 0 | 0 | 101 (0.28) | 0 | 0 |
| EM | 4 (0.78) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 (0.90) | 13 (1.31) | 12 (16) |
| Dohuk | 83 (15.90) | 8 (4.9) | 0 | 7 (70%) | 713 (1.94) | 466 (47.00) | 1 (1) |
| Baghdad | 51 (9.88) | 0 | 57 (34.1) | 1 (10%) | 3,183 (8.67) | 48 (4.48) | 21 (28) |
| Anbar | 37 (7.17) | 63 (38.4) | 0 | 0 | 4,014 (11.2) | 0 | 0 |
| Diyala | 2 (0.39) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,066 (11.1) | 0 | 0 |
| Salahuddin | 0 | 7 (4.3) | 0 | 0 | 744 (2.03) | 2 (0.20) | 1 (1) |
| Babil | 0 | 4 (2.4) | 0 | 0 | 728 (1.98) | 138 (13.90) | 0 |
| Karbala | 2 (0.39) | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 797 (2.17) | 68 (6.86) | 0 |
| Najaf | 120 (23.30) | 0 | 4 (2.4) | 0 | 1,223 (3.33) | 33 (3.33) | 4 (5) |
| Qadisiyah | 43 (8.33) | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (20%) | 1,382 (3.76) | 35 (3.53) | 7 (10) |
| Muthanna | 0 | 0 | 20 (12.0) | 0 | 1,164 (3.17) | 13 (1.31) | 3 (4) |
| Wasit | 90 (17.40) | 0 | 78 (46.7) | 0 | 2,516 (6.85) | 0 | 0 |
| Dhi-qar | 3 (0.58) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 0 | 2,752 (7.50) | 60 (6.05) | 11 (15) |
| Misan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,016 (5.49) | 2 (0.20) | 0 |
| Basrah | 48 (9.30) | 64 (39.0) | 7 (4.2) | 0 | 7,317 (19.90) | 77 (7.77) | 11 (15) |
| Total | 517 | 164 | 167 | 10 | 36,624 | 991 | 74 |
The distribution of helminth infections among the four surveyed regions
| Region | Infected | Total examined | Prevalence % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | 5,404 | 670,217 | 0.80 |
| Middle | 12,297 | 1,135,051 | 1.08 |
| Middle Euphrates | 5,793 | 253,646 | 2.28 |
| Southern | 15,053 | 703,076 | 2.14 |
| Total infections | 38,547 | 2,761,990 | 1.39 |
The distribution of helminth infections according age groups and sex
| Ascaris lumbricoides | Ancylostoma duodenale | Trichuris trichiura | Strongyloides stercoralis | Enterobius vermicularis | Hymenolepis nana | Taenia saginata | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
| <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 799 | 0 | 0 |
| 1-4 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 6,605 | 121 | 19 |
| 5-14 | 208 | 63 | 61 | 6 | 11,004 | 309 | 20 |
| 15-44 | 179 | 47 | 53 | 1 | 10,916 | 362 | 24 |
| >45 | 104 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 7,300 | 199 | 11 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 311 | 91 | 94 | 4 | 16,453 | 422 | 39 |
| Female | 206 | 73 | 73 | 6 | 20,171 | 569 | 35 |
The seasonal distribution of helminths infections among the surveyed population
| Month | Number of positive cases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascaris lumbricoides | Ancylostoma duodenale | Trichuris trichiura | Strongyloides stercoralis | Enterobius vermicularis | Hymenolepis nana | Taenia saginata | Total | |
| January | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,393 | 50 | 6 | 2,488 |
| February | 40 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3,115 | 47 | 6 | 3,243 |
| March | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2,781 | 45 | 3 | 2,849 |
| April | 53 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 2,714 | 37 | 3 | 2,864 |
| May | 126 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3,001 | 66 | 3 | 3,212 |
| June | 35 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2,875 | 42 | 5 | 2,981 |
| July | 32 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 2,974 | 35 | 6 | 3,102 |
| August | 25 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 3,456 | 36 | 3 | 3,586 |
| September | 55 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3,697 | 198 | 7 | 3,973 |
| October | 41 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2,843 | 154 | 21 | 3,076 |
| November | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3,761 | 146 | 5 | 3,956 |
| December | 37 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3,014 | 135 | 6 | 3,217 |
| Total | 517 | 164 | 167 | 10 | 36,624 | 991 | 74 | 38,574 |