Prevalence of intestinal parasites and urinary pathogens among prison inmates in central jail of Bhopal (MP)

Amit, Deol; Kiran, Tripathi; Shashwati, Nema

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“…The mean age of the study participants was 25.7 years old. The sample size of the included studies varied from 114 [ 23 ] to 510 [ 24 ]. With regard to the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections, the lowest prevalence (6%) was reported from a study conducted in Nepal, Kathmandu prison [ 22 ] and the highest (89.7%) was observed from a study done among street beggars in Jimma, Ethiopia [ 27 ].…”

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“…Street dwellers and prison inmates represent the marginalized communities and the overall low levels of living standards make them prone to parasitic illness than the general population [ 15 ]. The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among prison inmates showed 42.6%–72.73% in Ethiopia [ 16 – 19 ], 24.7% in Kenya [ 20 ], 14.4% and 22.8% in Nigeria [ 13 , 21 ], 6% in Nepal [ 22 ], 7.89% in India [ 23 ], 26.5% in Malaysia [ 14 ] and 20.2% in Brazil [ 24 ]. Whereas, the prevalence of intestinal parasites among street dwellers was reported as 43.9%–89.7% in Ethiopia [ 25 – 28 ], 66.3% in Peru [ 29 ] and 71.7% in Sudan [ 30 ].…”

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Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street dwellers and prison inmates: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Background Intestinal parasitic infections are closely associated with low household income, poor personal and environmental sanitation, and overcrowding, limited access to clean water, tropical climate and low altitude. Street dwellers and prisoners are forced to live in deprived situations characterized by inadequate facilities. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections among street dwellers and prison inmates. Method Study searches were carried out in Electronic data bases such as PubMed/Medline, HINARI, EMBASE, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar and Cochrane Library. Studies published only in English and have high quality Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS) scores were included for analysis using Stata version 14 software. Random-effects meta-analysis model was used for analysis. Heterogeneity was assessed using the Cochrane’s Q test and I2 test statistics with its corresponding p-values. Moreover, subgroup, sensitivity analyses and publication bias were computed. Result Seventeen eligible studies consist of 4,544 study participants were included. Majority of the study participants were males (83.5%) and the mean age of the study participants was 25.7 years old. The pooled prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among street dwellers and prison inmates was 43.68% (95% CI 30.56, 56.79). Sub-group analysis showed that the overall pooled prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among prison inmates and street dwellers was 30.12% (95%CI: 19.61, 40.62) and 68.39% (95%CI: 57.30, 79.49), respectively. There was statistically significant association between untrimmed fingernail and intestinal parasitic infections (AOR: 1.09 (95%CI: 0.53, 2.23). Conclusion In this study, the pooled prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among street dwellers and prison inmates was relatively high. Fingernail status had statistically significant association with intestinal parasitic infection. The prevention and control strategy of intestinal parasitic infection should also target socially deprived segment of the population such as street dwellers and prison inmates.

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Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street dwellers and prison inmates: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…Moreover, detection of intestinal helminths such as hookworms, Strongyloides stercoralis, Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Hymenolepis nana, Taenia spp., Enterobius vermicularis or Schistosoma spp. is a common feature [ 5 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 22 – 24 , 29 ]. In fact, Terefe et al, [ 18 ] reported a prevalence of 47.4% of intestinal helminths among inmates in the Bedele prison in Ethiopia.…”

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“…Surprisingly, there is very little information about the status of intestinal parasite infections in prisons, especially in high-income countries. Most of the studies on this topic have been performed in developing countries from Africa, Asia or Latin America [ 1 , 3 , 5 , 11 , 13 – 24 ]. Only a few surveys were conducted in developed countries, in the last century in Canadian, Finish and Spanish prisons [ 25 – 27 ].…”

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Intestinal parasitic infections and their potential risk factors among prison inmates in Valencia, Spain

Muñoz-Antoli,

Irisarri-Gutiérrez,

Acosta

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Background Despite the fact that prison inmates are a population at higher risk than other groups of suffering from intestinal parasite infections in relation to their living conditions, information about these diseases in prison environments is still scarce. Herein, we analyze the status of intestinal parasite infections in a Spanish prison. Methods A cross-sectional study involving 528 inmates was conducted from April to June 2022 among inmates at Centro Penitenciario Picassent (Valencia, Spain). Stool specimens were examined using the direct wet mount technique, the formol-ether concentration technique, and the Ziehl-Neelsen staining method. We used STATA 16.1 for data analysis. We consider a p-value less than 0.05 significant at a 95% confidence level. Results Of the 528 inmates (471 men and 57 women; a mean age of 41.94 years) enrolled in the study, 83 (15.7%) were infected. Only six species of protozoa were detected. The gut potential microeukaryotic pathobiont Blastocystis sp. was the predominant parasite, accounting for 37 (44.6%) of the infections. Gut parasite amebas (6.6%) and pathobionts (5.3%) were more prevalent than flagellates (2.3%). The prevalence of infection with pathogenic species (8.9%) was similar to that of non-pathogenic species (8.7%). Infection among men (15.2%) was higher than in women (0.6%) (p < 0.0001). In multivariate analysis, the country of birth (AOR = 0.31, 95% CI = 0.18–0.52) and the time spent in prison (AOR = 1.83, 95% CI = 1.06–3.14) were statistically significant associated to intestinal parasite infections (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.028, respectively). Conclusion This study found low levels of intestinal parasite infections in the CPP which could be indicative of the implementation of sanitary measures in prison environments in Spain. The less time spent in prison favor the risk of having infection while the Spanish nationality of inmates could reduce the risk of infection. The main recommendation would be to introduce routine parasitological tests upon foreigners entering prison.

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and urinary pathogens among prison inmates in central jail of Bhopal (MP)

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Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street dwellers and prison inmates: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among street dwellers and prison inmates: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Intestinal parasitic infections and their potential risk factors among prison inmates in Valencia, Spain

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