Intestinal parasitic infections and determinant factors among school-age children in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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作者：
Dessie, Awrajaw [1 ]
Gebrehiwot, Tesfay Gebregzabher [2 ]
Kiros, Berihu [2 ]
Wami, Sintayehu Daba [1 ]
Chercos, Daniel Haile [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Gondar, Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Environm & Occupat Hlth & Safety, Gondar, Ethiopia
[2] Mekelle Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Coll Hlth Sci, Mekelle, Ethiopia
来源：
BMC RESEARCH NOTES | 2019年 / 12卷 / 01期
关键词：
Intestinal parasitic infections; Children; Prevalence; Polyparasitism; School; PREVALENCE; PERFORMANCE; HYGIENE;
D O I：
10.1186/s13104-019-4759-1
中图分类号：
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
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).
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