Current status of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among primary school children in Birbir town, Southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intestinal parasites still pose major public health problems in developing countries like Ethiopia. Local epidemiological data is indispensable in order to design and monitor prevention and control strategies. Therefore the present study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among students at Birbir town, Southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to May 2018. Three hundred fifty-one students, who were selected by stratified followed by systematic random sampling, participated in the study. Socio-demographic information was collected using a structured questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements of height and weight were taken at the time of interview. Stool samples wer

SUBMITTER: Alemu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6425597 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature