| prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection among children in an urban slum of karachi. | intestinal parasitic infections are endemic worldwide and have been described as constituting the greatest single worldwide cause of illness and disease. poverty, illiteracy, poor hygiene, lack of access to potable water and hot and humid tropical climate are the factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections. the study aimed to estimate prevalence and identify factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections among 1 to 5 years old children residing in an urban slum of karachi pa ... | 2008 | 18997865 |