Prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections among patients attending Shahura Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract

Objective Parasitic infections are the commonest infections affecting 3.5 billion people leading 450 million illnesses. Parasites are major public health problems in developing countries. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of parasitic infections among patients. A cross sectional study was conducted on 364 patients, attending Shahura Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia. Stool specimens were collected and examined using formol-ether concentration technique. Socio-demographic data collected using questionnaire. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to calculate the strength of association between variables. Result The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was 56.9%. The most prevalent parasite was Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 32.4% followed by Hookworm species 11.8% and Giardia lamblia 7.4% singly or mixed with other parasites. Furthermore, double and triple parasitic infections were observed in 3% and 1.4% patients respectively. Being male in gender (P = 0.049), age group interval between 1 and 20 years of old (P = 0.012), having stomach pain (P = 0.032) and having diarrhea (P = 0.007) were found to be significantly associated with parasitic infection. In conclusion, prevalence of parasitic infection in the area is high. Therefore, ensuring provision of clean potable water and minimizing the contamination of vegetables are recommended. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-019-4377-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia among schoolchildren in Um-Asher Area, Sudan

“…However, males were 3.1 and 1.5 times more likely to test positive for E. histolytica and G. lamblia than females, respectively (COR = 3.10 and 1.46). This nding is in agreement with other reports that showed that more males were infected with both parasites (18,21,22). The majority of the positive cases were also reported in females, who also had higher odds of being infected with E. histolytica and G. lamblia (4).…”

Intestinal parasitic infections among HIV infected patients on antiretroviral therapy attending Debretabor General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

“…21,12,[22][23][24]5 However, our nding was lower than the prevalence reports from Cameroon 57.48%, 25 Kenya 50.9%, 26 Burkina Faso 73.3% 27 and some studies conducted in different parts of Ethiopia including Jimma 44.8%, 3 Jimma University Specialized Hospital 45.0%, 28 Hawassa 47.8% 7 and Shahura 56.9%. 9 This variation could be due to differences in socio-demographic characteristics, sample size differences and time period variation. Additionally, implementation of relevant health intervention programs and improvement of health service coverage with the active involvement of health extension workers in some places might contribute for this variation.…”

“…Malnutrition, poor waste management, ignorance (illiteracy), unhygienic source of drinking water and depleted CD4 + counts (<200 cell/mm 3 ) among HIV/AIDS patients are the most common determinant factors for parasitic infections. 4,[7][8][9] The distribution of parasitic infection in developing countries is estimated to be as high as 95% among HIV infected patients. 10 In the same way as many other developing countries, particularly African countries, intestinal parasites are extensively distributed in Ethiopia; mainly associated with malnutrition, low socio-economic status, poor personal and environmental hygiene, food contamination and lack of potable water supply in rural and urban areas majorly resulted from inappropriate human excreta disposal systems and lack of awareness regarding common health promotion practices.…”

“…10 In the same way as many other developing countries, particularly African countries, intestinal parasites are extensively distributed in Ethiopia; mainly associated with malnutrition, low socio-economic status, poor personal and environmental hygiene, food contamination and lack of potable water supply in rural and urban areas majorly resulted from inappropriate human excreta disposal systems and lack of awareness regarding common health promotion practices. 9,11 Some studies have been conducted targeting the prevalence of intestinal parasites in different areas of Ethiopia; 2,3,7-9,12,13 however, epidemiological data on the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among HIV/AIDS patients is still inadequate in the study area. Thus; this study aimed to investigate the magnitude of intestinal parasitic infection and its related risk factors among HIV infected patients attending ART clinic of Debretabor General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia.…”

Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Its Associated Factors Among Primary School Students in Ethiopia; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…More than 550 million school children live in areas where intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) are endemic with 450 million of the illnesses occurring in sub-Saharan Africa (2,(4)(5)(6)(7). Parasitic infections are among the most preventable neglected tropical infections in humans (8).…”