Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasites among Schoolchildren from Two Primary Schools in Rama Town, Northern Ethiopia

• Published in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Lakew, Serawit, Manilal, Aseer, Mekene, Tesfahun, Zewde, Hagos, Yeshitila, Yordanos Gizachew, Teshome, Abinet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Age; Children; Data analysis; Data collection; Developing countries; Education; Elementary schools; Families & family life; Infections; Infectious diseases; Intestinal parasites; Intestine; Laboratories; LDCs; Maternal & child health; Meals; Morbidity; Mortality; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Personal hygiene; Population; Protozoa; Public health; Questionnaires; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Sample size; Sanitation; Social sciences; Sociodemographics; Socioeconomic factors; Statistics; Streams; Students; Swimming; Tropical diseases; Variables; Water pollution; Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethiopia

Introduction. Worldwide, about 3.5 billion people are affected by intestinal parasitic infections, and the majority of them are children. A perusal of the literature indicates that in Ethiopia, nearly one-third of schoolchildren are found to be infected by some sort of intestinal parasites. This stu...