High prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and other intestinal parasites among elementary school children in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Jejaw, Ayalew; Zemene, Endalew; Alemu, Yayehirad; Mengistie, Zemenu

doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1952-6

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“…Street children who consume street food are roughly twice more likely to be infected with IPIs when compared with those who do not consume (Table-3. This finding is supported by studies conducted on street residents in Addis Ababa and school aged children in Mizan town [19,26]. The finding from the current and previous studies show that consumption of street foods poses increased chance of infection with IPIs.…”

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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street children in Jimma Town in 2019: a Cross Sectional Study

Zenu

Alemayehu

Woldemichael

2019

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Background Street child is any child whose age is less than 18 years for whom the street has become his or her habitual abode and/or source of livelihood, is inadequately protected, supervised or directed by responsible adults. In Ethiopia the health problems of street children are given poor attention in research. This problem is pronounced when it comes to intestinal parasitic infections, making it difficult to design appropriate interventions targeting this segment of population. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street children in Jimma town in the year 2019. Methods: Community based cross sectional study was employed. Complete enumeration was used to include 312 street children. Pretested questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data was entered to Epidata version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20. Stool samples were examined by wet mount and formalin ether concentration techniques. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection. Significance of association was decided by using the 95% confidence interval of AOR and P-value of ≤ 0.05 in the multivariable model. Result: A total of 312 children of the street were involved in the study making the response rate 96.2%. The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was 66.7%. Untrimmed finger nails AOR=2.03;95%CI (1.02-4.06), eating street food AOR=2.24;95% CI (1.04-5.02), practice of swimming in unprotected water bodies AOR=2.5; 95% CI (1.24-5.04), not wearing shoes at the time of data collection AOR= 3.8;95% CI (1.8-8.2) and lacking knowledge of way of transmission of intestinal parasites AOR= 2.5; 95% CI (1.25- 5.0) were significantly associated with parasitic infections. Conclusions: The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among street children in the study area was high and require integrated interventions to avert the problem. Several factors were also found to be associated with intestinal parasitic infections. Measures has to be taken to curb the problem by including them in mass drug administration and targeted health education towards identified factors. Key words : Street children, Intestinal parasites, Jimma town

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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street children in Jimma Town in 2019: a Cross Sectional Study

Zenu

Alemayehu

Woldemichael

2019

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“…In the present study utilization of surface water source for home activities is a determinant factor for schistosomiasis which was in agreement with Southwest Ethiopia (14) and Southwestern Nigeria (17).…”

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“…Hand washing habits and latrine utilization of children were associated with S, mansoni infection in the present study. Similar findings were recorded in Southwest Ethiopia (14), Nothwest Ethiopia (13).…”

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“…The prevalence of S. mansoni in the present study was 7% among school-age children, which was comparable with previous study done in Northeastern Nigeria (11), but lower than a study done in Northwest Ethiopia (12), Adwa, Northwest Ethiopia (13) and Southwest Ethiopia (14) and higher than a study done in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia (15), and Mali, West Africa (16). The difference might be due to the difference in geographical area, Socio-demographic, methodology, WASH, control strategies and annual deworming.…”

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Effects of Water Source, Sanitation and Hygiene on the Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni among School Age Children in Jawe District, Northwest Ethiopia

Hailu¹,

Mulu²,

Abera³

2020

IJPA

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Background: Intestinal schistosomiasis is a disease caused by infection with one of the blood flukes called Schistosoma mansoni. The distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection is high in Sub-Saharan Africa due to water source, sanitation and hygiene problems. This study aimed to determine the effect of water source, sanitation and hygiene on the prevalence of schistosomiasis among school-age children in Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from Apr 2016 to Aug 2016. Children were selected by systematic random sampling and Formol Ether Concentration Technique (FECT) was used to identify Schistosoma mansoni infection. Statistical analysis was done using descriptive statistics and strength of association of schistosomiasis with determinant factors was calculated by bivariate analysis. Results: Among 333 children, 7% were infected with Schistosoma mansoni. Using surface water for drinking, poor hand wash habit and latrine utilization were significantly associated (P<0.05) with Schistosoma mansoni infection. Conclusion: Absence of safe water for bathing, washing and swimming, poor sanitation and hygiene practices were major risk factors for schistosomiasis. Therefore, health education should be given on the transmission of S. mansoni infection, pure water, sanitation and hygiene in S. mansoni endemic areas.

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“…The risk of acquiring infections among students who used water only during hand washing was 2.48 times higher than among those who used water and soap during hand washing (AOR=2.48;1.49, 4.12) which is congruent with earlier studies conducted in Ethiopia 36, ( 29 ). This might due to using water only didn't sufficient to keep our safety and hygiene, so students must use water with soap to remove infective stage of the parasite or dirty materials from those hand.…”

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Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students, Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2018: A comparative cross-sectional study

Ayalew

Achamyeleh

Aniley

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Background: Intestinal parasitic infections are still common in low-income countries including Ethiopia, particularly in children due to low-quality drinking water, poor personal and environmental sanitation. Disabled individuals are excluded from most academic, economic, social and cultural opportunities, they are among the poorest and most marginalized of the whole world’s people. The aim of this study wasto assess the prevalenceof intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among mentally disabled and non-disabled students at primary schools in Bahir Dar city, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2018. Methods:A school-based Comparative cross-sectional study design was conductedfrom November 1 – 30, 2018. A total of 418 study participants, 104 mentally disabled and 314 non-disabled students were recruited through a simple random sampling technique. The collected data were coded, entered and cleaned with EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to identify factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections. The adjusted odds ratio with a 95% Confidence interval at a 5% level of significance was used to measure the strength of association. Results: The mean age of study participants was 14.05±3.66 and 11.96 ±2.94 for mentally disabled students and non-disabled students. Prevalence of parasitic infection was 56.70% (n=59) for mentally disabled students whereas 41.10%(n=129) for non-disabled students. Uncleanfingernails [AOR=2.42; 1.40,4.17], health checkups [AOR=1.87;1.16,3.02], hand washing with water only[AOR=2.48; 1.49,4.12],cooking and sanitation source of water [AOR=4.40;2.32,8.36],Grade(1-4)[AOR=2.27;1.41,3.67], sex [AOR=1.64;1.03,2.63] and Familysize>=7[AOR=2.74;1.25,5.99] were variables which showed statistically significant association with intestinal parasitic infections. Conclusion: The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was higher among mentally disabled students than non-disabled students. Unclean fingernails, health checkups, hand washing habits, source of water, family size, sex and Grade of students have had a statistically significant association with intestinal parasitic infections. Periodic medicinal treatment was needed twice a year for mentally disabled and once a year for non-disabled students.

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High prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and other intestinal parasites among elementary school children in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 51 publications

References 27 publications

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street children in Jimma Town in 2019: a Cross Sectional Study

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street children in Jimma Town in 2019: a Cross Sectional Study

Effects of Water Source, Sanitation and Hygiene on the Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni among School Age Children in Jawe District, Northwest Ethiopia

Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students, Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2018: A comparative cross-sectional study

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