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    Amoebic and Giardia Infections Among Diarrhoeal Patients in Lideta Health Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2018-08-04) Getachew, Abiyot; Adamu, Haileeyesus (PhD)
    Amoebic and giardia infections are one of the major public health problems in many countries including Ethiopia. They are more common in children due to poor personal hygiene and lack of awareness. The objective of the present study was to identify intestinal protozoan parasite species and to determine their prevalence among patients visiting Lideta health center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The design of the study was a crosssectional parasitological survey involving examination of fresh stool drawn from patients visiting the health center, during September 2017- May 2018. Data were gathered by means of questionnaire survey and laboratory parasitological examination procedures. The stool samples were examined using direct wet-mount and formol-ether concentration methods. From the total of 240 study participants, 122(50.8%) were males and 118(49.2%) females. In the study 27(22.1%), 17(13.9%) males and 23(19.5%), 20(16.6%) females were positive for Entamoeba histolytica /dispar/ moshkoviskii and Giardia lamblia respectively. The overall prevalence of amoebic and giardia infections was 36.3 %. The prevalence of amoebic and giardia infections was significantly associated with some risk factors such as habit of eating uncooked vegetables and unwashed fruits (p= 0.014), unhygienic toilet (p= 0.042), hand washing before meal or after toilet (p= 0.001) and cleanliness of kitchen utensils (p= 0.017). In general, the study revealed that IPIs represented a major public health problem in terms of morbidity and economic consequences. It is therefore recommended to local (woreda) health sector and any concerned bodies that systematic, integrated and community-participatory IPIs, prevention and control programs need to be implemented in the study area.