Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Malaria Co Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Anti-Natal Care Follow up at Batu General Hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia
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2024-12
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Intestinal parasitic infection occurs when a parasite affects the gastrointestinal system of human being and it constitutes a global health burden of causing clinical morbidity in reproductive age women. About 90.6% of peripheral and 92% of placental Plasmodium infections were caused by asymptomatic malaria, which was found in 11.4% and 10.3% of peripheral and placental blood specimens, respectively. Intestinal parasite and malarial co infection has an effect on birth outcome characterized, low birth weight, preterm deliveries and small for gestational age infants and the odds of having anemia is also increased after birth for the fetus.
Objective: To assess prevalence of intestinal parasite and malaria co infection among pregnant women in Batu primary hospital, Batu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia.
Methods:an institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted at Batu general hospital from February to April/2024.A standardized structured questionnaire,stool examination (direct and concentration methods), hemoglobin status andblood film was done. About 415 pregnant women wereincluded by systematic random sampling and data was entered by EPI Data Version 4.6.0.6 and exported to SPSS Version 25. Frequency Graphs and tableswere used to summarize the descriptive stastics. In a bivariate analysis variables with P-value of and less were entered to a multivariable regression analysis and finallyvariables having P-value.
Result:The overall prevalence of malarial and IP co infection is about 7% with 95% confidence interval of (CI: 4.73%, 9.88%) and the prevalence of malaria infection and intestinal parasite infection was 12.8% and 22.2% respectively. Being premigravid ((AOR: .02, CI: (.00, .24)), being multi gravid ((AOR: .01, CI: (.00, .06)), women in pregnancy who hada practice ofwashing vegetables prior to eating ((AOR: .01), CI (.00, .17)) wereidentified factors which affect malaria and intestinal parasite co infection. Conclusion: Malaria and intestinal parasite co infection is moderately low and gravidity, washing vegetables before eating, practice of bed net utilization and availability of stagnant water were identified factors.
Key words: intestinal parasite, malarial infection, intestinal/malarial co infection, pregnancy, ANC and hospital.
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intestinal parasite malarial infection intestinal/malarial co infection
pregnancy ANC and hospital