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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1478293
This article is part of the Research Topic Foodborne Zoonotic Parasites and Parasitoses View all 3 articles

Intestinal parasitic infections among children aged 7-14 years, Mizan-Aman City, Southwest, Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-sectional study

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Eyob Tekalign Asfaw Eyob Tekalign Asfaw 1*Asresash Sebeta Afework Asresash Sebeta Afework 2Dejen Nureye Dejen Nureye 3Tadesse Duguma Tadesse Duguma 1Tarekegn Tesfaye Tarekegn Tesfaye 3
  • 1 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia
  • 2 2Southwest Ethiopian People Regional State Health Bureau, Dawro Zone, Nutrition coordinator, Ethiopia, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia
  • 3 School of pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Southwest Ethiopian people regional state, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia

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    Background: Intestinal parasitic infections continue to pose a major threat to human health globally, with a particularly high prevalence in developing countries. Soil-borne helminthiasis and schistosomiasis are notably widespread.The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and contributing factors of intestinal parasites infection among participants aged 7 to 14 years.Methods: Community-wide prevalence study was undertaken from 30 August to 30 September 2021 in Mizan Aman Town. Socio-demographic information was collected using questionnaires. Three of the five kebels were randomly chosen. Households with children aged 7 to 14 were gathered from the chosen kebels and health post to recruit one eligible subject. Allocation of study subjects to each of the chosen kebels was computed proportionally. Two thick smear of Kato Katz technique was applied to examine stool samples. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. To investigate the association between the dependent and independent variables, a logistic regression analysis was conducted. Statistics were considered significant for P-values under 0.05.The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 64.6% (215/333). Of these, 51.05% (170/333) were infected with STHs, while 13.5% (45/333) had S. mansoni. T. trichiura was the most prevalent helminth. Infection intensity ranged from light to moderate was observed. Prior information about STHs (aORr:2.022=CI:1.222-3.340), poor knowledge about STHs (aOR:1.677=CI:1.057-2.660), unaware of deworming as prevention method of S.

    Keywords: Intestinal parasites, Soil transmitted helminths, Schistosoma mansoni, Bench Sheko, Mizan-Aman town, School aged 7-14 years

    Received: 09 Aug 2024; Accepted: 29 Nov 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Eyob Tekalign Asfaw, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia

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