Infection Rate of Intestinal Parasites Infection Among Deneba Pramiry School Children in Deneba Town, Siyadebir and Wayu District North Shoa, Amhara Region, Central Ethiopia
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2018-08-08
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Addis Ababa University
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Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are one of the major public health problems in many countries including Ethiopia. They are mostly associated with poor quality of drinking water, poor personal and environmental sanitation. The objective of this study were to determine the intestinal parasites infections among Deneba General primary school- aged children in Deneba town, Central Ethiopia. The study was conducted at Deneba primary school and its design was descriptive cross-sectional survey. Stool samples were collected from September, 2017 –January, 2018. Structured questionnaire was used to gather data on environmental, socio-demographic and behavioral variables. Data analysis was done using chi-squared test. From the total of 384 study participants, 188 (49%) were males and 196 (51%) were females. The results showed that 111 (28.9%) males and 100 (26.04%) females were infected with one or more intestinal parasites. The total infection rates with IPIs was 211 (54.94%). Multiple infection with two or more parasites were found in 74 (19.5%) of the positive stool samples. The infection rates of protozoan parasites, E.histolytica/dispar and G.lambia, was 10.2%, and 4.4%, respectively. Similarly, the infection rate of helminthes infection, Hookworm spp, A. lumbricoides, H.nana T.trichiura and T.saginata were 10.4%, 4.4%, 3.6%, 1.8% and 0.8%, respectively. Infection rate of intestinal parasitic infections was significantly associated with some of risk factors, such as family’s job, family’s education level, source of water and its handling, function of toilet, hand washed practice and eating habits (p=0.0398, p=0.049, p=0.030, p= 0.050, p=0.009 and p=0.0015 respectively). Even though there were high parasitic infections, they were not statistically associated with some socio-demographic factors, such as sex, age group, family’s dwelling area, sanitation of nail and wearing shoe habits.
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Infection, Infection Rate, Intestinal Parasites, School Children, Deneba Town