Intestinal parasitic infection among household contacts of primary cases, a comparative cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intestinal parasitic infection affects 3.5 billion people in the world and mostly affecting the low socio-economic groups. The objectives of this research works were to estimate the prevalence and determinants of intestinal parasitic infection among family members of known intestinal parasite infected patients.

Methods and materials

A comparative cross-sectional study design was implemented in the urban and rural settings of Mecha district. The data were collected from August 2017toMarch 2019 from intestinal parasite infected patient household members. Epi-info software was used to calculate the sample size, 4531 household members were estimated to be included. Data were collected using interview technique, and collecting stool samples from each household contact

SUBMITTER: Feleke BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6779256 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature