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This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among inhabitants of Rudbar-e Jonub county, southeast of Kerman province, southeastern Iran.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this cross-sectional study, 861 stool specimens were collected from inhabitants of Rudbar-e Jonub county through a multistage cluster sampling method in 2018. The collected specimens were examined by parasitological methods including, direct wet-mounting (for the fresh specimens with a watery consistency), formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation and agar plate culture.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The prevalence of intestinal parasites was 34.2% (95% CI 30.1 to 38.2). The prevalence of protozoan parasites 32.3% (95% CI 28.4 to 36.5) was significantly higher than helminthic parasites 3.2% (95% CI 2.1 to 4.7).\n                      <jats:italic>Blastocystis sp.<\/jats:italic>\n                      (13.3%),\n                      <jats:italic>Entamoeba coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      (11.4%) and\n                      <jats:italic>Giardia lamblia<\/jats:italic>\n                      (10.6%) as protozoan parasite and\n                      <jats:italic>Hymenolepis nana<\/jats:italic>\n                      (2.4%) as helminthic parasite were the most common detected intestinal parasites in the study.\n                      <jats:italic>Entamoeba histolytica\/dispar<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1.5%),\n                      <jats:italic>Iodamoeba b\u00fctschlii<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1.0%),\n                      <jats:italic>Chilomastix mesnili<\/jats:italic>\n                      (0.5%),\n                      <jats:italic>Entamoeba hartmanni<\/jats:italic>\n                      (0.4%),\n                      <jats:italic>Enterobius vermicularis<\/jats:italic>\n                      (0.3%) and\n                      <jats:italic>Ascaris lambercoides<\/jats:italic>\n                      (0.3%) were other detected parasites. Multiple logistic regression revealed a significant association of intestinal parasitic infections with source of drinking water and residency status (rural\/urban). Multiple infections with 2 or 3 parasitic agents constituted 22.7% of 295 infected cases.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study revealed a high prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among inhabitants of Rudbar-e Jonub county. 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