Knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers on prevention and control of intestinal parasitic infection among their preschool children in Sekota town, Waghimra zone, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesfin Wudu Kassaw ◽  
Ayele Mamo Abebe ◽  
Biruk Beletew Abate ◽  
Alemu Birara Zemariam ◽  
Ayelign Mengesha Kassie
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infection ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background: Intestinal parasitic infection is one of the common communicable diseases across the world. Globally, more than 1.5 billion individuals infected with one or more parasitic agents. Of the victim individuals, 700 and 807 million people were infected by Hookworm and Ascariasis respectively. Intestinal parasites are prevalent in developing countries and to the most in sub-Saharan Africa. The prevalence of helminthiases in Ethiopia range from 27.2% to 85.1%. Particularly, young children have a high infestation rate and they suffer from a substantial burden of Ascaris lumbricoides,Trichuris trichiura, and Schistosomiasis. Therefore, this study was intended to assess mother’s knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention and control of intestinal parasitic infection among their pre-school children in Sekota town, Ethiopia.Methods: A community based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 378 mothers using simple random sampling method, and gave a response rate of 98.4%. The findings are presented in percentage, frequency and tables. In all of the data collection, data analysis, and write up phases, a standard operational procedure was followed. A bivariate covariate analysis were undertaken to assess the correlation of total knowledge, attitude, and practice scores. Results: The level of good maternal knowledge, positive maternal attitude, and good maternal practice in preventing and controlling intestinal parasitic infection on their preschool children was 45.2% (95% CI, 40.2, 50.5), 55.3% (95% CI, 50.8, 61.1), and 51.1 (95% CI, 46.0, 56.1) respectively. In assessing mothers knowledge, seventy seven (20.4%) of them reported that they knew Ascaris lumbricoides, and on the maternal practices in preventing IP infection, 62 (16.4%) mothers wash vegetables, and 252 (66.7%) mothers stated that their children had at least one history of stool examination. Conclusions: The overall level of good maternal knowledge, positive maternal attitude, and good maternal practice on prevention and control of intestinal parasites was low. Specifically, the level of knowledge was significantly low. Therefore, community awareness about intestinal parasitic infection prevention and control methods should be created.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Mothers on Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Sekota Town, Wag-Himra Zone, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesfin Wudu Kassaw ◽  
Ayele Mamo Abebe ◽  
Biruk Beletew Abate ◽  
Alemu Birara Zemariam ◽  
Ayelign Mengesha Kassie
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infection ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background: Intestinal parasites were a major public health problem in many developing countries. It accounts for 1.5 billion infections with one or more causative agents. The national prevalence of helminthiasis in Ethiopia was 29.8% with considerable variability across the different regions. Young children had a high infection rate and suffered with a substantial worm burden of A. lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and schistosomes . Parasitic infection has also serious consequences on human health, such as hepatomegaly, bleeding, esophageal varices, delay in physical development. It also decreases the immunity system, level of intelligence, and labor productivity. Therefore, this study was intended to assess mothers’ knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention and control of intestinal parasitic infection among their preschool children in Sekota town, Waghimra zone, Ethiopia Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on 378 mothers who had under six years but over two years old children. Although, 384 mothers were selected using sample size calculation in the year 2019, the data was collected from 378 mother-child pairs. A face to face interview was performed using pretested and structured questionnaire in the urban villages, Sekota town. The level of maternal knowledge, attitude and practice were presented in percentage, frequence and table. In each step standard operational procedures were followed. Results: The overall level of good knowledge or knoledgable, positive attitude and good practice of mothers towards intestinal parasites prevention and control in considering their preschool children in Sekota town was 45.2%, 55.3% and 51.1% respectively. Seventy-seven 77(20.4%) respondents reported that they knew Ascaris Lumbricoids , 62 (16.4%) participants wash vegetables as a means of intestinal prevention, and 252 (66.7%) of participants stated that their children had at least one stool examination previously. Conclusions: The overall level of optimum knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers on prevention and control of intestinal parasites is low. In particular, the level of optimal knowledge is very low in this study. According to the median parameter, 50% and above of mothers had both positive attitude and good practice. But mothers who were knowledgeable placed below 50%. Therefore, community awareness about parasitic infestation would be created.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Mothers on Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infestations in Sekota Town, Waghimra Zone, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesfin Wudu Kassaw ◽  
Ayele Mamo Abebe ◽  
Biruk Beletew Abate ◽  
Alemu Birara Zemariam ◽  
Ayelign Mengesha Kassie
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
System Level ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background Intestinal parasites were a major public health problem in many developing countries. It accounts for 1.5 billion infections with one or more causative agents. The national prevalence of helminthiasis in Ethiopia was 29.8% with considerable variability across the different regions. Young children had a high infection rate and suffered with a substantial worm burden of A. lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and schistosomes . Parasitic infection has also serious consequences on human health, such as hepatomegaly, bleeding, esophageal varices, delay in physical development. It also decrease the immunity system, level of intelligence, and labor productivity. Therefore, this study was intended to assess mothers’ knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention and control of intestinal parasitic infection among their preschool children in Sekota town, Waghimra zone, EthiopiaMethods A cross sectional study was carried out on 378 mothers who had under six years but over two years old children. Although, 384 mothers were selected using sample size calculation in the year 2019, the data was collected from 378 mother-child pairs. A face to face interview was performed using pretested and structured questionnaire in the urban villages, Sekota town. The level of maternal knowledge, attitude and practice were presented in percentage, frequency and table. Results The overall level of good knowledge or knoledgable, positive attitude and good practice of mothers towards intestinal parasites prevention and control in considering their preschool children in Sekota town was 45.2%, 55.3% and 51.1% respectively. Seventy seven 77(20.4%) respondents reported that they knew Ascaris Lumbricoids , 62 (16.4%) participants wash vegetables as a means of intestinal prevention, and 252 (66.7%) of participants stated that their children had at least one stool examination previously.Conclusions The overall level of optimum knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers on prevention and control of intestinal parasites is low. In particular, the level of optimal knowledge is very low in this study. According to the median parameter, 50% and above of mothers had both positive attitude and good practice. But mothers who were knowledgeable fall below 50%. Therefore, community awareness about intestinal parasitic infestations prevention and control should be created with special emphasis on mothers.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Mothers on Prevention and Control of Intestinal Parasitic Infestations in Sekota Town, Waghimra Zone, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesfin Wudu Kassaw ◽  
Ayele Mamo Abebe ◽  
Biruk Beletew Abate ◽  
Alemu Birara Zemariam ◽  
Ayelign Mengesha Kassie
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background: Intestinal parasites are a major public health problem in several developing countries. It accounts for 1.5 billion infections with one or more intestinal parasitic agents. The prevalence of helminthiases in Ethiopia was 29.8%. Specially, young children have a high infestation rate and suffer from a substantial burden of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and Schistosomes.Therefore, this study was intended to assess mother’s knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention and control of intestinal parasitic infestations among their pre-school children in Sekota town, Ethiopia, 2019.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was designed to be conducted on 384 mothers using simple random sampling method. But the data were collected from 378 mother-child pairs which gave a response rate of 98.4% using an interview-based questionnaire in the urban villages, Sekota town. The findings were presented in percentage, frequency and tables. In order to assure the quality of data, in all of the data collection, data analysis, and write up, a standard operational procedure was followed. Results: The overall level of good maternal knowledge, positive attitude, and good practice in preventing and controlling intestinal parasitic infection with a considering of their pre-school children was 45.2%, 55.3%, and 51.1% respectively. Seventy-seven (20.4%) respondents reported that they knew Ascaris lumbricoides, 62 (16.4%) participants wash vegetables as a means of intestinal prevention, and 252 (66.7%) of participants stated that their children had at least one history of stool examination.Conclusions: The overall level of optimum knowledge, attitude and practice of mothers on prevention and control of intestinal parasites is low. In particular, the level of optimal knowledge is significantly low. Therefore, community awareness about intestinal parasitic infestations prevention and control should be created through campaign or well-designed training and health education.Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Parasites, Infestation, Mothers, Children, Sekota, Ethiopia

scholarly journals The Burden of Multiple Intestinal Helminthes among Primary School Children in Doma, Doma Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
I. A. Alaku ◽  
E. A. Omudu ◽  
N. G. Imainde ◽  
D. D. Attah
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infection

Intestinal parasitic infections have always been an important public health problem in the tropics particularly in developing countries such as Nigeria for example. A cross-sectional survey involving 440 schools going children of both sexes aged 6 - >12 years was conducted in 4 primary schools at a different location in Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, between September 2015 to February 2016 to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites. Of the 440 samples examined 155 (35.22%) were infected with different intestinal parasites. The parasites observed included Entamoeba histolytica (6.59%), bookworm (5.22%), Ascaris lumbricoides (53.40%), Trichuris trichiuria (0.45%), E. coli (4.77%) and mixed infection of Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm (7.27%) with Ascaris lumbricoides having the highest prevalence. Doma south primary school 38 (34.54) Islamiyya nursery/primary school and Doma west primary school had the lowest prevalence with 36 (32.72%) and 34 (30.90%) respectively. An overall prevalence of (35.22%) intestinal parasitic infection in school going children is moderately high and of public health concern. There is need to intensified integrated control measure to reduce or completely eradicate the intestinal parasitic infection in school pupils.

scholarly journals PERILAKU PENCEGAHAN DAN PENGENDALIAN HIPERTENSI : STUDI PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP, PERILAKU (PSP) DAN KESEHATAN LINGKUNGAN PADA WANITA PASCA MENOPAUSE DI KOTA BOGOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-196
Author(s):  
Woro Riyadina ◽  
Evi Martha ◽  
Athena Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
T Test ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

ABSTRACT Half of the women (48%) had hypertension at the age of menopause and the majority of hypertension was uncontrolled. For hipertensive patients, behavioral factors (knowledge, attitude and practice) and environment related to the prevention and control of blood pressure. This study explored further from the research data " The Dynamics of Change in Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure in Postmenopausal Women in Bogor on 2011-2014, focus on knowledge, attitude and practice of preventing and controlling hypertension in Bogor City. Data collection was carried out with indepth interviews on key informants responsible for health program and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) for 4 groups of hypertensive and normotensive informants, respectively. The qualitiative data analyzed using theme analysis, triangulation was carried out for data validation. Analysis of drinking water quality data was done by independent t test. The majority of postmenopausal women were 55 years old and senior high school education. Most of them already have good knowledge and attitudes in the prevention and control of blood pressure, but are still lacking in practice. Aluminum and lead (Pb) contamination in drinking water has exceeded the standard value and has the potential to increase blood pressure. For hypertensive patient, health workers should have a strategy to increase the motivation to practice the prevention and control of blood pressure with various counseling methods that are more innovative and applicative to specific local potential and routine monitoring of drinking water sources to maintain good drinking water quality. Keywords: Hypertension, menopause, behavioral factors, control of blood pressure   ABSTRAK Separuh wanita (48%) mengalami hipertensi saat memasuki usia menopause dan mayoritas hipertensi tidak terkontrol. Bagi penderita hipertensi, faktor perilaku dan lingkungan berhubungan dengan pencegahan dan pengontrolan tekanan darah. Penelitian ini adalah eskplorasi lebih lanjut dari data penelitian “Dinamika Perubahan Indeks Massa Tubuh dan Tekanan Darah pada Wanita Pasca Menopause di Kota Bogor, tahun 2011-2014 tentang Pengetahuan Sikap dan Perilaku (PSP) dan lingkungan wanita pasca menopause dalam mencegah dan mengendalikan hipertensi. Pengumpulan data PSP dilakukan dengan wawancara mendalam terhadap informan kunci penanggung jawab program kesehatan, dan Diskusi Kelompok Terpadu (DKT) pada 4 kelompok informan hipertensi dan 4 kelompok normotensi. Pengumpulan data lingkungan fisik dilakukan dengan observasi dan mengukur kualitas air dengan pemeriksaan parameter kimiawi air minum. Analisis data kualitatif menggunakan analisis tematik, sedangkan analisis data kualitas air minum dengan uji beda mean (independent t test). Hasil menunjukkan  bahwa mayoritas wanita pasca menopause yang normotensi dan hipertensi berumur 55 tahun dan pendidikan SMA, sebagian besar sudah memiliki pengetahuan dan sikap yang baik dalam pencegahan dan pengontrolan tekanan darah, tetapi masih kurang dalam prakteknya. Cemaran aluminium dan timbal (Pb) dalam air minum sudah melebihi nilai baku mutu dan berpotensi meningkatkan tekanan darah. Disarankan bagi petugas kesehatan sebaiknya mempunyai strategi peningkatan motivasi praktek pencegahan dan pengontrolan tekanan darah dengan berbagai metode konseling yang lebih inovatif dan aplikatif berbasis potensi lokal spesifik dan monitoring rutin sumber air minum untuk menjaga kualitas air minum tetap baik. Kata kunci: Hipertensi, menopause, faktor perilaku, pengontrolan tekanan darah

scholarly journals Comparison of the Kato-Katz, Wet Mount, and Formol-Ether Concentration Diagnostic Techniques for Intestinal Helminth Infections in Ethiopia

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengistu Endris ◽  
Zinaye Tekeste ◽  
Wossenseged Lemma ◽  
Afework Kassu
Keyword(s):  
Negative Predictive Value ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Intestinal Helminth ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infection ◽  
Wet Mount

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the operational characteristics (sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV)) of wet mount, formol-ether concentration (FEC), and Kato-Katz techniques for the determination of intestinal parasitic infections. Method. A total of 354 faecal specimens were collected from students in Northwest Ethiopia and screened with Kato-Katz, wet mount, and FEC for the presence of intestinal parasitic infection. Since a gold standard test is not available for detection of intestinal parasites, the combined results from the three methods were used as diagnostic gold standard. Result. The prevalences of intestinal parasites using the single wet mount, FEC, and Kato-Katz thick smear techniques were 38.4%, 57.1%, and 59%, respectively. Taking the combined results of three techniques as a standard test for intestinal parasitic infection, the sensitivity and negative predictive value of Kato-Katz is 81.0% (confidence interval (CI) = 0.793–0.810) and 66.2% (CI = 0.63–0.622), respectively. The FEC detected 56 negative samples that were positive by the gold standard, indicating 78.3% (CI = 0.766–0.783) and 63.2% (CI = 0.603–63) sensitivity and NPV, respectively. Furthermore, Kato-Katz detects 113 cases that were negative by a single wet mount. The κ agreement between the wet mount and Kato-Katz methods for the diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm was substantial (κ=0.61 for Ascaris lumbricoides, κ=0.65 for hookworm).

scholarly journals Visceral Leishmaniasis in Non-Endemic Districts of Bangladesh: Knowledge gap, Attitude and Practice of Inhabitants and Professionals for Treatment, Prevention and Control

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamida Khanum ◽  
Sultan Uz Zaman ◽  
Sabina Yesmin ◽  
Sharmin Musa ◽  
Hasina Banu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Leishmania Donovani ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Correct Knowledge ◽  
Kala Azar ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Specific Agent

Investigation on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of inhabitants and professionals for treatment, prevention and control of visceral leishmaniasis carried out on 519 inhabitants and 92 professionals of 6 districts (Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Bogra, Pabna and Shirajgonj) of Bangladesh. About 79.2% inhabitants agreed that they have heard about kala-azar disease. Regarding the transmission of kala-azar, 22.7% respondents answered by mosquito, about 38.3% said long period and irregular fever, 7.5% inhabitants knew enlargement of spleen and liver as sign and symptom of kala-azar. Among the professionals, about 80.4% of them have the correct knowledge regarding the specific agent (Leishmania donovani) of kala-azar. Investigation on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of inhabitants and professional, 89.1% and 69.6% believe that spleen and liver are affected in kala-azar, 39.1% to 51.1% professionals understand that lymph nodes, blood and skin are involved as tissues due to kala-azar. Among the professionals, about 80.4% of them have the correct knowledge regarding the specific agent (L. donovani) of kala-azar.Bangladesh J. Zool. 43(2): 189-199, 2015

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