Dessie Awrajaw, Gebrehiwot Tesfay Gebregzabher, Kiros Berihu, Wami Sintayehu Daba, Chercos Daniel Haile
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
School of Public Health, College of Health Science, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Nov 28;12(1):777. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4759-1.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among school-age children in Sebeya primary school, northern Ethiopia, 2017.
The prevalence of intestinal parasites in school-age children was (29.9%). A total of six parasites were detected in this study. E. histolytica/dispar 19.43% (82/422) and G. lamblia 8.29% (35/422) were the predominant ones. Unclean fingernail (AOR = 1.72), defecating in the open field (AOR = 2.82), and being barefooted (AOR = 1.72) were the determinant factors for intestinal parasitic infections. Frequently washing hands reduced the chance of infections by 68%. Furthermore, children in grade 1-4 and 5-6 had higher odds developing the infections than those in grade 7-8 (AOR = 8.21 and AOR = 2.50, respectively).
本研究旨在确定2017年埃塞俄比亚北部塞贝亚小学学龄儿童肠道寄生虫感染的患病率及相关因素。
学龄儿童肠道寄生虫感染率为29.9%。本研究共检测到六种寄生虫。溶组织内阿米巴/迪氏内阿米巴占19.43%（82/422），蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫占8.29%（35/422），为主要寄生虫。指甲不清洁（调整后比值比[AOR]=1.72）、在野外排便（AOR=2.82）和赤脚（AOR=1.72）是肠道寄生虫感染的决定因素。经常洗手可将感染几率降低68%。此外，1-4年级和5-6年级的儿童感染几率高于7-8年级的儿童（AOR分别为8.21和2.50）。
