Increased Prevalence of Cestode Infection Associated with History of Deworming among Primary School Children in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Mass deworming of school-aged children with anthelmintics has been recognized as an effective approach for reducing the burden of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. However, the consequences of this intervention on nontargeted parasite populations sharing the same gastrointestinal niche are unclear. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among three primary schools in Sululta town, Ethiopia, to examine the association between students' histories of deworming treatment in the past 6 months and the prevalence of cestode and protozoan infections. An interviewer-led questionnaire administered to parents provided information on sociodemographic factors, and deworming status was ascertained from school records. Stool samples were collected from 525 children for microscopic examination. T

SUBMITTER: Mohamed N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6726949 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature