Garba Bashiru, Asowe Hodo Aideed, Dirie Najib Isse, Umar Yushau, Salah Abdikani Omar, Hussien Ahmed Abdirahim, Alasow Ikram Abdirahman Mohamud, Orey Fartun Abdullahi Hassan, Hassan Jihaan, Mohamoud Jamal Hassan, Adam Mohamed Hussein, Mahamud Mohamed Adam, Ahmed Mohamed Mustaf
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sultan Abubakar Road, City Campus Complex, Sokoto, 840212, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 12;15(1):12697. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-93364-z.
Intestinal and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are significant public health concerns in Somalia and are driven by poor sanitation, contaminated water, and inadequate hygiene practices. This study was undertaken to assess the prevalence and intensity of intestinal and soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-aged children in the Deyniile and Kahda internally displaced persons camps. A well-structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, behavioral and environmental data from the respondents, while fresh stool samples were collected to detect helminths via the cellophane-based Kato-Katz technique. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to measure the strength of the associations. The overall prevalence of intestinal and soil-transmitted helminth infection was 72.5% (232/320). A mixed effects logistic regression analysis revealed that fathers with secondary school education (P = 0.039; AOR = 0.148; 95% CI 0.024-0.904) and children living in Kahda (P = 0.033; AOR = 0.519; 95% CI 0.283-0.950) had a significantly lower risk of helminths infection. The prevalence of helminths in both vamps was high. Dirty fingernails (P = 0.462; AOR = 0.72; 95% CI 0.30-1.73), eating unwashed fruits (P = 0.654; AOR = 0.86; 95% CI 0.45-1.66) and walking barefoot (P = 0.803; AOR = 1.13; 95% CI 0.43-2.96) were all not associated with increased risk of infection, including sanitary condition at home (P = 0.054; AOR = 2.99; 95% CI 0.98-9.17).
肠道寄生虫和土壤传播的蠕虫(STH)感染是索马里重大的公共卫生问题,其由卫生条件差、水污染和卫生习惯不良所导致。本研究旨在评估代尼勒和卡达境内流离失所者营地学龄儿童肠道寄生虫和土壤传播蠕虫感染的患病率及感染强度。采用结构完善的问卷收集受访者的社会人口统计学、行为和环境数据,同时采集新鲜粪便样本,通过基于透明胶带的加藤厚涂片法检测蠕虫。采用双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析来衡量关联强度。肠道寄生虫和土壤传播蠕虫感染的总体患病率为72.5%(232/320)。混合效应逻辑回归分析显示,受过中学教育的父亲(P = 0.039;调整后比值比[AOR]=0.148;95%置信区间[CI] 0.024 - 0.904)以及居住在卡达的儿童(P = 0.033;AOR = 0.519;95% CI 0.283 - 0.950)感染蠕虫的风险显著较低。两个营地中蠕虫的患病率都很高。指甲脏(P = 0.462;AOR = 0.72;95% CI 0.30 - 1.73)、食用未清洗的水果(P = 0.654;AOR = 0.86;95% CI 0.45 - 1.66)和赤脚行走(P = 0.803;AOR = 1.13;95% CI 0.43 - 2.96)均与感染风险增加无关,包括家中的卫生状况(P = 0.054;AOR = 2.99;95% CI 0.98 - 9.17)。