پديد آورندگان :
Nazemi، Saeid نويسنده Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Nazemi, Saeid , Raei، Mehdi نويسنده Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Raei, Mehdi , Amiri، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Amiri, Mohammad , Chaman، Reza نويسنده Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Chaman, Reza
چكيده لاتين :
Background: Given the importance of healthy vegetables, the present study was conducted to determine parasitic infection of vegetable consumed in Shahroud.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study has been conducted on 92 samples of various vegetables collected from 16 vegetable growing farms and 1 vegetable process workshop.
Results: Sixty two percent of tested vegetables lacked parasites and the highest amount of parasites observed (34.78%) was related to Giardia lamblia. A significant relationship was observed between parasite and having toilets in the farms as well as the extent of farms.
Conclusion: safety of fertilizers consumed by farms and healthy fruits can have an effective role in reducing the parasitic infections.