Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa and Soil Transmitted Helminths Infections among School Children in Jaragedo Town, South Gondar Zone of Ethiopia.
Journal
Journal of tropical medicine
ISSN: 1687-9686
Titre abrégé: J Trop Med
Pays: Egypt
ID NLM: 101524194
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
25
09
2021
accepted:
31
01
2022
entrez:
22
3
2022
pubmed:
23
3
2022
medline:
23
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Parasitism is a relationship where one, the parasite, harms the host or lives at the expense of the host. Intestinal parasites (protozoa and STHs-soil-transmitted helminths) cause gastrointestinal tract infection in humans and animals. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) predominate the tropics and subtropics and affect poor countries, where school children suffer the most. To prevent and control these infections, local risk factors must first be identified. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among school children in Jaragedo town schools, South Gondar Zone of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2018 to April 30, 2019, involving 396 students from one elementary and one secondary school. Stratified simple random sampling method was used. A questionnaire was prepared to collect sociodemographic and socioeconomic data of the study subjects. Stool samples were collected and examined using formalin-ether concentration technique. Data were analyzed using SAS software version 9.4. Descriptive statistics were used to give a clear picture of population characteristics. Logistic regression was also used to determine the relationship between dependent variables (primary infection) with independent (explanatory) variables using SAS software. Results showed that the overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was 65.4%. Therefore, short-term and long-term intervention strategies are required to minimize rates of infection.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Parasitism is a relationship where one, the parasite, harms the host or lives at the expense of the host. Intestinal parasites (protozoa and STHs-soil-transmitted helminths) cause gastrointestinal tract infection in humans and animals. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) predominate the tropics and subtropics and affect poor countries, where school children suffer the most. To prevent and control these infections, local risk factors must first be identified. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among school children in Jaragedo town schools, South Gondar Zone of Ethiopia.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2018 to April 30, 2019, involving 396 students from one elementary and one secondary school. Stratified simple random sampling method was used. A questionnaire was prepared to collect sociodemographic and socioeconomic data of the study subjects. Stool samples were collected and examined using formalin-ether concentration technique. Data were analyzed using SAS software version 9.4. Descriptive statistics were used to give a clear picture of population characteristics. Logistic regression was also used to determine the relationship between dependent variables (primary infection) with independent (explanatory) variables using SAS software.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Results showed that the overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was 65.4%.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Therefore, short-term and long-term intervention strategies are required to minimize rates of infection.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35313547
doi: 10.1155/2022/5747978
pmc: PMC8934235
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
5747978Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Melaku Wale and Solomon Gedefaw.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
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