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Abstract
The population in Egypt is growing faster than increases in food production, resulting in a net decrease in food production per capita. This can be overcome by the effective planning of water resources. However, the potential effects of water management schemes on the human population are often inadequately assessed
Toshka project is located to the west of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, where the toshka Depression is Found. The project involved diverting Nile waters, from the Toshka overflow basin, through a 360-kilometer-long canal, into the desert. The lakes have created the basis for thousands of hectares of new agricultural land, and new towns for hundreds of thousands of people. Construction began in January 1997 and in the sequence of flooding beginning in 1998 has created at least three new lakes that continue to grow. The aim of the present study was to study the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among Toshka population and to study the ecological and demographic factors associated with these infections
The present study was conducted in two out of the eight villages in Toshka; Al zohor and AbdelKader villages, and their surrounding farms.
The total sample included 944 individuals; 703 ;living in the villages and 241 living on farms. A predesigned questionnaire was filled for all participants to collect some personal and socio-economic data.