scholarly journals Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among inmates of Mekelle prison, Tigrai Region, Northern Ethiopia, 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fitsum Mardu ◽  
Mekonnen Yohannes ◽  
Desalegn Tadesse
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

scholarly journals A survey of intestinal parasites including associated risk factors in humans in Panama

Acta Tropica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 54-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidia R. Sandoval ◽  
Nivia Ríos ◽  
Alberto Mena ◽  
Rigoberto Fernández ◽  
Milixa Perea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

scholarly journals Human Intestinal Parasites: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among Grade School Children in Maksegnit, Northwest Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Kefale Shiferaw ◽  
Teklemichael Tesfay ◽  
Girmay Kalayu ◽  
Gebrehiwot Kiros
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
School Children ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Single Infection ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Grade School ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infections ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

This study was aimed to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections in grade school children in Maksegnit, Northwest Ethiopia. Five species of intestinal parasites were identified with an overall prevalence of 155 (40.4%). Among these, Ascaris lumbricoides 122 (31.8%) and Entamoeba histolytica 18 (4.7%) were predominant. Of the total 155 (40.4%) positive individuals, 149 (39%) had a single infection and the rest 6 (1.6%) had double parasitic infections. Of the different variables assessed, age, gender, shoe wearing, and eating raw or undercooked vegetables were not significantly associated with the prevalence of intestinal parasites ( P > 0.05 ). However, a statistically significant association ( P < 0.05 ) was observed between infected children and variables including defecation habit (AOR = 0.216), cleanliness of fingernails (AOR = 0.146), drinking river water (AOR = 0.124), and hand washing habit after defecation (AOR = 0.236) ( P < 0.05 ). Regular deworming, education on personal hygiene, and environmental sanitation to both students and their parents shall be implemented to reduce the prevalence rate of intestinal parasitic infections in the study area.

scholarly journals A study of prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among the school children of Itahari, Eastern Region of Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 140 ◽  
Author(s):  
RamBilakshan Sah ◽  
Satish Yadav ◽  
Ratna Baral ◽  
Sailesh Bhattarai ◽  
Nilambar Jha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
School Children ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Risk Factors among Schoolchildren in Srinagar City, Kashmir, India

2007 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 1541-1543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Showkat Ahmad Wani ◽  
Fayaz Ahmad ◽  
Showkat A. Zargar ◽  
Zubair Ahmad ◽  
Pervaiz Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Srinagar City ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

scholarly journals Prevalence and associated risk factors of human intestinal parasitic infections: a population-based study in the southeast of Kerman province, southeastern Iran

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Javad Abbaszadeh Afshar ◽  
Maryam Barkhori Mehni ◽  
Mostafa Rezaeian ◽  
Mehdi Mohebali ◽  
Vali Baigi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Agar Plate ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Multiple Infections ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Intestinal Protozoan ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infections ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Abstract Background Determination of the prevalence and distribution pattern of intestinal parasites is a fundamental step to set up an effective control program to improve the health status. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among inhabitants of Rudbar-e Jonub county, southeast of Kerman province, southeastern Iran.Methods In this cross-sectional study, 861 stool specimens were collected from inhabitants of Rudbar-e Jonub county through a multistage cluster sampling method in 2018. The collected specimens were examined by parasitological methods including, direct wet-mounting (for the fresh specimens with a watery consistency), formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation and agar plate culture.Results The prevalence of intestinal parasites was 34.2% (95% CI 30.1 to 38.2). The prevalence of protozoan parasites 32.3% (95% CI 28.4 to 36.5) was significantly higher than helminthic parasites 3.2% (95% CI 2.1 to 4.7). Blastocystis sp. , Entamoeba coli and Giardia lamblia as protozoan parasite and Hymenolepis nana as helminthic parasite were the most common detected intestinal parasites in the study. Entamoeba histolytica/dispar , Iodamoeba bütschlii , Chilomastix mesnili , Entamoeba hartmanni , Ascaris lambercoides , and Enterobius vermicularis were other detected parasites. Multiple logistic regression revealed a significant association of intestinal parasitic infections with source of drinking water and residency status (rural/urban). Multiple infections with 2 or 3 parasitic agents constituted 22.7% of 295 infected cases.Conclusions This study revealed a high prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among inhabitants of Rudbar-e Jonub county. Intestinal parasites especially protozoans remain a challenging public health problem wherever sanitation and health measures are limited in Iran.

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