Gebrehiwet Menasbo Gebru, Medhaniye Araya Abrha, Alema Haileselasie Berhane
Tigray Health Bureau, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Oct 4;12(1):644. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4684-3.
Soil-transmitted helminthes are among the most common infections worldwide and affect the poorest and most deprived communities. A health facility based cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women attending at Maytsebri primary hospital. Data was entered and analysed using SPSS version 20 software. Multivariate analyses were used to identify determinant factors associated with soil transmitted helminthiasis. A total of 448 pregnant women were examined microscopically with a Katokatz technique for parasitological study to each women.
Out of the total 448 pregnant women examined in the primary hospital, 229 (51.5%) women were infected by at least one of the soil transmitted helminthiasis. Hookworm was the most prevalent 179 (78.16%) soil transmitted helminthes infection. Women who had a habit of eating soil were 2.6 times more likely to be infected by soil transmitted helminthes compared to who do not eat soil. Participants who wear shoe always were 95% less likely to be infected by soil transmitted helminthes. Efforts should be done to advance the awareness of women how to prevent soil transmitted helminthes.
土壤传播的蠕虫感染是全球最常见的感染之一，影响着最贫困和最匮乏的社区。在Maytsebri初级医院对前来就诊的孕妇开展了一项基于医疗机构的横断面研究。使用SPSS 20版软件录入和分析数据。采用多变量分析来确定与土壤传播蠕虫病相关的决定因素。对总共448名孕妇采用Katokatz技术进行显微镜检查，以对每位孕妇进行寄生虫学研究。
在初级医院接受检查的448名孕妇中，有229名（51.5%）妇女感染了至少一种土壤传播的蠕虫病。钩虫是最常见的土壤传播蠕虫感染，有179例（78.16%）。有吃土习惯的妇女感染土壤传播蠕虫的可能性是不吃土妇女的2.6倍。总是穿鞋的参与者感染土壤传播蠕虫的可能性降低95%。应努力提高妇女对如何预防土壤传播蠕虫的认识。
