Alharazi Talal, Bamaga Omar Aa, Al-Abd Nazeh, Alcantara Jerold C
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen.
AIMS Public Health. 2020 Sep 27;7(4):769-777. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020059. eCollection 2020.
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are regarded as one of the main public health problems and socio-economic issues adversely affecting the health of millions of people worldwide. Our study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitude, and practices of local urban schoolchildren in Taiz City towards intestinal parasitic infections.
This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Taiz, Yemen from March to May 2019. A total of 385 schoolchildren were selected using a random sampling technique from 7 primary schools. Wet-mount microscopic examination, formol-ether concentration techniques, and Lugols' iodine were employed in parasite detection and cyst identification.
Of the 385 schoolchildren examined for IPIs, 107 (27.8%) were positive for the presence of enteric parasites, some having multiple infections. The prevalence was slightly higher in males 46 (28.6%) than in females 61 (27.2%) but have no statistical difference ( = 0.77). was the most common infection with 16.4% of cases. A substantial percentage (40.5%) of the respondents displayed poor knowledge. The respondents also revealed inappropriate attitudes and practices that contribute to the prevalence of IPIs in the study.
The study revealed the prevalence of intestinal parasites among the schoolchildren in Taiz, Yemen, suggesting that IPIs remain a major public health problem. was the most prevalent intestinal parasites identified among the schoolchildren. Age, poor knowledge of the mode of transmission, prevention, and acquisition of IPIs, and poor habitual hygiene practices increase the risk of acquiring intestinal infections.
肠道寄生虫感染（IPIs）被视为主要的公共卫生问题和社会经济问题之一，对全球数百万人的健康产生不利影响。我们的研究旨在描述塔伊兹市当地城市学童对肠道寄生虫感染的知识、态度和行为。
这是一项于2019年3月至5月在也门塔伊兹进行的横断面研究。采用随机抽样技术从7所小学共选取了385名学童。使用湿片显微镜检查、甲醛-乙醚浓缩技术和卢戈氏碘进行寄生虫检测和包囊鉴定。
在接受肠道寄生虫感染检查的385名学童中，107名（27.8%）肠道寄生虫检测呈阳性，部分为多重感染。男性患病率为46名（28.6%），略高于女性的61名（27.2%），但无统计学差异（P = 0.77）。[此处原文可能缺失具体寄生虫名称]是最常见的感染，占病例的16.4%。相当比例（40.5%）的受访者知识水平较差。受访者还表现出不当的态度和行为，这些都导致了研究中肠道寄生虫感染的流行。
该研究揭示了也门塔伊兹学童中肠道寄生虫的流行情况，表明肠道寄生虫感染仍是一个主要的公共卫生问题。[此处原文可能缺失具体寄生虫名称]是学童中最普遍的肠道寄生虫。年龄、对肠道寄生虫感染传播方式、预防和感染途径的了解不足以及不良的卫生习惯增加了感染肠道寄生虫的风险。
