Gastro-intestinal parasites among children in some orphanages of Anambra State, Nigeria

Anumba, Joseph Uche; Onyido, A.E.; Eneanya, CI; Umeaneto, P.U.; Iwueze, M.O.; Okafor, E.N; Chukwuekezie, Okechukwu

doi:10.4314/njpar.v37i2.3

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“…26,27 School-age children (aged 5-14 years) are at higher risk of acquiring IPIs compared to younger children. 20,28 The fact that 86 participants (22 of them were positive) were aged !5 years might attribute for the higher prevalence in the present study. Having untrimmed fingernails and not washing hands after defecation or soil contact were independent predictors of IPIs.…”

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among children from child centres in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia

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Data concerning the burden of parasites among populations living in overcrowded circumstances have paramount importance for the success of interventions aimed at eliminating such disease. A cross-sectional study was therefore conducted from February to May 2019 among 217 children at child centres in Bahir Dar city. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and stool samples were processed for parasitological investigation. A total of 53 (24.4%) children were infected with at least a single species of intestinal parasite. Giardia lamblia (7.8%) was the most frequent, followed by Hymenolepis nana (6%). Children with untrimmed fingernails (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.422, P = 0.027) were significantly more prone to infection. Similarly, children with no habit of hand washing after soil contact (AOR = 2.752, P = 0.014) or after defecation (AOR = 3.087, P = 0.026) were significantly associated with parasitic infection. The prevalence of intestinal parasites at child centres in Bahir Dar is of public health importance; therefore, control programmes should target these children.

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“…Children in day-care centres and orphanages are at even higher risk. [18][19][20][21] Thus, interventions at school or community centres often leave out children in day-care centres or orphanages and those living in the streets. 9 Likewise, many studies miss out the most vulnerable.…”

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among children from child centres in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia

2020

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Halk Sağlığı Uygulamalarının Enterobius Vermicularis’in Korunma ve Kontrolündeki Önemi

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ÖzEnterobius vermicularis; dünyada ve ülkemizde ilkokul çağı çocuklarda ilk sıralarda görülen parazitler arasındadır. Bu parazit; yayılmasında sosyoekonomik durum, kişisel hijyen alışkanlıkları, çevre ve alt yapının iyileştirilmesi gibi etkenlerin önemli olması ve önlenebilir olması nedeniyle önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Ayrıca bu parazitin çocuklar üzerinde; ülser, egzama, karın ağrısı, anemi, uyku sorunları gibi sağlık sorunları ile doğrudan ve akademik başarısızlık, okul devamsızlığı gibi sorunlarla dolaylı etkileri vardır. Bu nedenle birinci basamak sağlık çalışanlarının E.vermicularis kontrolünde toplumun bilinçlendirilmesi ve sağlık eğitimi hizmetlerinin sunulmasına önem vermesi gerekmektedir. Bu derlemede, enterobius vermicuarisin çocuk sağlığı üzerindeki etkileri ve korunma ve tedavisinde de halk sağlığı uygulamalarının sunulması amaçlanmıştır.

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Gastro-intestinal parasites among children in some orphanages of Anambra State, Nigeria

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among children from child centres in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia

Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among children from child centres in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia

Halk Sağlığı Uygulamalarının Enterobius Vermicularis’in Korunma ve Kontrolündeki Önemi

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