Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasite Infections among Patients Attending Dil Yibza Health Center,  North Gondar, Ethiopia.

AMOGNE, AYANEW

dc.contributor.author	AMOGNE, AYANEW
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-15T11:40:02Z
dc.date.available	2020-12-15T11:40:02Z
dc.date.issued	2020-12-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11731
dc.description.abstract	Intestinal parasites (IPs) are organisms that live in the intestine of human or animals, take up the nutrition from the host, and cause abdominal discomfort, mechanical irritation of intestinal mucosa, malabsorption syndromes and obstruction. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) among patients attending Dil Yibza health center, north Gondar zone, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2019 to February 2020. A total of 404 patients were selected using random sampling technique. Approximately 2-3 gram of stool specimen was collected and examined for the presence of intestinal parasite microscopically using direct wet-mount and formal-ether concentration techniques. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information regarding the socio-demographic characteristics and associated risk factors. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Chi-square (χ2) test and crude odd ratio were calculated to verify and measure the possible association between IPIs and potential risk factors. P value < 0.05 was taken as statistically significant. Nine species of intestinal parasites were identified from the total of 404 stool samples examined. The overall prevalence of IPIs for at least one parasite was 55.2%. Entamoeba histolytica/ dispar (46.5%) was the most predominant parasite followed by Ascaris lumbricoides (9.2%), Giardia lamblia (2.7%), Hookworm species (1.2%), Hymenolepis nana (1.0%), Trichuris trichiura (0.7%), Enterobius vermicularis (0.5%), and Schistosoma mansoni (0.2%) singly or mixed with other parasites. Furthermore, double and triple parasitic infections were observed in 6.7% and 0.2% respectively. Having diarrhea (AOR=4.22, CI=2.57-6.91, p=0.001), absence of hand washing habit after defecation (AOR=4.36, CI=2.83-6.72, P=0.000), habit of eating unwashed vegetable (AOR=5. 430, 4.33-23.77, P=0.000) and dirt matter under the nail (AOR=5.63, CI=2.60-11.32, P=0.001) were found to be significantly associated with IPIs (p< 0.05). This study showed a high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in the study area. Therefore, regular provision of health education on personal hygiene and environmental sanitation is recommended to prevent and control IPIs in the study area.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	biology	en_US
dc.title	Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Intestinal Parasite Infections among Patients Attending Dil Yibza Health Center, North Gondar, Ethiopia.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US