Soil-Transmitted Helminths And Other Intestinal Parasites Among Schoolchildren In Southern Ethiopia
Tilahun Eyamo,1 Mekonnen Girma,2 Tsegaye Alemayehu,2 Zufan Bedewi1 1Department of Biology, Hawassa University College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia; 2School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, EthiopiaCorresp...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5c820f13b0b743faa9ee2166484d81ba 2023-05-15T15:13:37+02:00 Soil-Transmitted Helminths And Other Intestinal Parasites Among Schoolchildren In Southern Ethiopia Eyamo T Girma M Alemayehu T Bedewi Z 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/5c820f13b0b743faa9ee2166484d81ba EN eng Dove Medical Press https://www.dovepress.com/soil-transmitted-helminths-and-other-intestinal-parasites-among-school-peer-reviewed-article-RRTM https://doaj.org/toc/1179-7282 1179-7282 https://doaj.org/article/5c820f13b0b743faa9ee2166484d81ba Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, Vol Volume 10, Pp 137-143 (2019) Hawassa intestinal parasites prevalence risk factors schoolchildren Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T13:28:26Z Tilahun Eyamo,1 Mekonnen Girma,2 Tsegaye Alemayehu,2 Zufan Bedewi1 1Department of Biology, Hawassa University College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia; 2School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Tsegaye AlemayehuSchool of Laboratory Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa 1560, EthiopiaTel +2519-13-872-24-12Email alemayehutsegaye@ymail.comBackground: Intestinal parasitic infections are the neglected tropical diseases that have a devastating effect and leads to malnutrition, morbidity and mortality in schoolchildren. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of soil-transmitted and other intestinal parasites among schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Gara Riketa primary school children at Hawassa Tula Sub-City, Southern Ethiopia from March 1 to April 20, 2017. The parent of participating children was interviewed with a structured questionnaire to collect the sociodemographic and risk factors data. Well-trained laboratory technicians were involved in the stool examination through direct and concentration methods. The data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. ORs at 95% CI were considered as a statistically significant association with a p-value < 0.05.Results: Out of 384 schoolchildren enrolled for the study, 260 (67.7%) were infected with one or more intestinal parasites. The predominantly identified parasite was Ascaris lumbricoides 146 (38.0%) followed by hookworms 12 (3.1%). The study showed that intestinal parasitic infections have a statistically significant association with being in 4th grade, the mother´s educational status (grade 9–12), having cut nails and washing hands before eating.Conclusion: The rates of soil-transmitted helminths and other intestinal parasitic infections were very high in Gara Riketa primary school children. Based on the statistical analysis, hygiene and nail clipping are important habits to prevent ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tula ENVELOPE(-65.650,-65.650,-65.517,-65.517) |
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Tilahun Eyamo,1 Mekonnen Girma,2 Tsegaye Alemayehu,2 Zufan Bedewi1 1Department of Biology, Hawassa University College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia; 2School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Tsegaye AlemayehuSchool of Laboratory Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa 1560, EthiopiaTel +2519-13-872-24-12Email alemayehutsegaye@ymail.comBackground: Intestinal parasitic infections are the neglected tropical diseases that have a devastating effect and leads to malnutrition, morbidity and mortality in schoolchildren. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of soil-transmitted and other intestinal parasites among schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Gara Riketa primary school children at Hawassa Tula Sub-City, Southern Ethiopia from March 1 to April 20, 2017. The parent of participating children was interviewed with a structured questionnaire to collect the sociodemographic and risk factors data. Well-trained laboratory technicians were involved in the stool examination through direct and concentration methods. The data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. ORs at 95% CI were considered as a statistically significant association with a p-value < 0.05.Results: Out of 384 schoolchildren enrolled for the study, 260 (67.7%) were infected with one or more intestinal parasites. The predominantly identified parasite was Ascaris lumbricoides 146 (38.0%) followed by hookworms 12 (3.1%). The study showed that intestinal parasitic infections have a statistically significant association with being in 4th grade, the mother´s educational status (grade 9–12), having cut nails and washing hands before eating.Conclusion: The rates of soil-transmitted helminths and other intestinal parasitic infections were very high in Gara Riketa primary school children. Based on the statistical analysis, hygiene and nail clipping are important habits to prevent ... |
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