Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites Co-infection and Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Adama Town, East Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

Tuberculosis and parasitic infections are co-endemic in many parts of the world. The treatments of many patients with tuberculosis are under the influence of Intestinal parasite infection that worsens the progression of this disease. Hence, adequate information on co-infection rate is needed to undertake the integrated prevention and control program. Therefore this study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasite co-infection and associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Adama Town, East shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia. A facility based cross sectional study was conducted from November 2018 up to January 2019 using multi stage random sampling technique. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and potential risk factors for intestinal parasite co-infection was collected by standardized semi structured interviewer administered questionnaire. One gram stool samples for direct saline microscopy, formol-ether concentration technique and modified acid fast staining was collected and processed in accordance to the standard parasitological techniques and procedures at

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors among Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, South Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…This finding was comparable to studies conducted in Arba Minch, Ethiopia (26.3%) [26], and systematic and metaanalysis reviews in Iran (26%) [27]. However, the result of this study was higher than studies conducted in Gondar, Ethiopia (19.6%) [15]; Adama, East Shewa, Ethiopia (21.4%) [7]; China (14.9%) [28]; and Brazil (19.6%) [29]. On the other hand, these findings were lower than the study conducted in Gondar (28.9% and 40.5%) [14,22]; Woldia, Ethiopia (49%) [30]; Northwest Ethiopia (40% and [31,32]; and India (27.1%) [25].…”

“…Both TB and parasitic diseases in humans are chronic infectious diseases that exhibit an extensive distribution, causing serious harm to humans [6]. Furthermore, TB and IPs primarily affect low social and economic level populations who live in precarious habitation settings [7]. Both IPIs and TB are chronic infectious diseases that cause serious harm to humans [8].…”

Intestinal helminth co-infection and associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Africa and Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The included research articles reported eight types of intestinal helminths. Under TB patient category, 19 papers [ 4 , 9 – 12 , 21 – 25 , 27 – 29 , 31 – 36 ] reported Ascaris ( A. ) lumbricoides , 18 papers [ 4 , 9 – 12 , 21 – 25 , 27 – 29 , 31 , 33 – 36 ] reported hookworm, 12 papers [ 4 , 10 , 12 , 21 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 27 , 29 , 31 , 35 , 36 ] reported Strongyloides ( S. ) stercoralis , 10 papers [ 4 , 9 , 12 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 29 , 31 , 33 , 35 ] reported Schistosoma ( S. ) mansoni , 16 papers [ 4 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 21 – 29 , 31 , 35 , 36 ] reported Trichuris ( T. ) trichiura , 7 papers [ 11 , 22 , 23 , 25 , 27 , 29 , 32 ] reported Hymenolepis ( H.) nana, and 4 papers each reported Taenia species [ 22 , 25 , 27 , 32 ...…”