Intestinal parasitic infections and determinant factors among school-age children in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Res Notes
; 12(1): 777, 2019 Nov 28.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31779671
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among school-age children in Sebeya primary school, northern Ethiopia, 2017.RESULTS:
The prevalence of intestinal parasites in school-age children was (29.9%). A total of six parasites were detected in this study. E. histolytica/dispar 19.43% (82/422) and G. lamblia 8.29% (35/422) were the predominant ones. Unclean fingernail (AOR = 1.72), defecating in the open field (AOR = 2.82), and being barefooted (AOR = 1.72) were the determinant factors for intestinal parasitic infections. Frequently washing hands reduced the chance of infections by 68%. Furthermore, children in grade 1-4 and 5-6 had higher odds developing the infections than those in grade 7-8 (AOR = 8.21 and AOR = 2.50, respectively).Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Schools
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Res Notes
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ethiopia