Prevalence and Determinants of Schistosoma mansoni Infection among Pre-School Age Children in Southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: School-based deworming program is implemented to control and eliminate Schistosoma mansoni infection in many endemic countries, including Ethiopia. However, pre-school-age children (pre-SAC) are not targeted to receive preventive chemotherapy against S. mansoni infection, partly due to a lack of information on the disease burden. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of S. mansoni infection among pre-SAC in Southern Ethiopia. A total of 1683 pre-SAC aged 4 to 7 years were screened for S. mansoni infection. A multilevel binary logistic regression was fitted to detect the significant determinants of S. mansoni infection. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to identify determinants of S. mansoni infection. The

SUBMITTER: Tadele T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10385345 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature