Prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections among patients attending Shahura Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Parasitic infections are the commonest infections affecting 3.5 billion people leading 450 million illnesses. Parasites are major public health problems in developing countries. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of parasitic infections among patients. A cross sectional study was conducted on 364 patients, attending Shahura Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia. Stool specimens were collected and examined using formol-ether concentration technique. Socio-demographic data collected using questionnaire. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to calculate the strength of association between variables.

Result

The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was 56.9%. The most prevalent parasite was Entamoeba

SUBMITTER: Tigabu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6560869 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature