Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk factors among School children in Adigrat town, Northern Ethiopia
Journal Title: International journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Intestinal parasitic infections are among the major public health and socioeconomic problems in developing countries. A cross sectional parasitological examination was conducted on 309 school children to assess the prevalence of Intestinal parasitic infections and to explore the possible associated risk factors among school children in Adigrat town. Stool sample was collected and examined for Intestinal parasitic infections by formal ether concentration technique. Moreover, data on socio-demographic and sanitation factors were collected using questionaries and interviews. Out of the total examined children, 157(50.81%) were found to be infected with one or more intestinal parasites. Higher infection prevalence was in females (52.94%) than in males (49.13%). The highest prevalence was in children ages from 10 to 12 (54.8%) followed aged > 13 (52.94%) and 5 to 9 years old (47.8%), respectively. Frequently encountered parasites were A. lumbricoides (19.1%), Hook worm (10.03%), S. stercolaris (7.77%), E. hitolytica (4.5%), E. vermicularis, (3.56%), T.trichiura (3.24%) and Giardia lamblia (2.29%). Multiple logistic regressions revealed that not practice of fingernail trim; unprotected well water source and rural residence were independently associated with infection. Intestinal parasitic infections are prevalent among the school children in Adigrat town. Therefore, control measures including education on personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, water supply and treatment should be taken into account to reduce the prevalence of intestinal parasites in the study area.
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Dinku Senbeta Maru
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