Alganesh, G/yohanns (2017) Intestinal Parasites and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAPS) among Individuals who have River Water Contact with Special Emphasis on Schistosoma Mansoni in Addiremets Town, Western Tigray, Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Intestinal parasitic infections are major public health and socio-economic concerns that adversely affect the well-being of millions of peoples worldwide, mainly the poor in developing countries. The most prevalent helminthes in developing countries are Schistosoma mansoni, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworms and Hymenolepis species. Intestinal Schistosomiasis is a serious public health problem mainly in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Objective: To determine prevalence of intestinal parasites and knowledge, attitude and practices (KAPs) among individuals who have river water contact with special emphasis on Schistosoma mansoni in Addiremets, Western Tigray, Ethiopia. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted from February to April 2017. A total of 411 study participants were included in this study. Socio demography, associated risk factors and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAPs) of individuals regarding intestinal parasitosis mainly to intestinal schistosomiasis were collected using preformed structured questioners. From all study participants, stool samples were collected and laboratory investigations were performed using direct microscopy, Formol-Ether concentration and Kato- Katz techniques. Malacology study was assessed by collecting snails from the river in the study area. Data was entered into excel sheet, cleaned and exported and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Bi-variant logistic regression and multiple logistic regressions were used for correlation analysis. Result: The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 51.3%. The most frequent parasites encountered were S. mansoni and H.worm. The prevalence was slightly higher among males 54.1% (131/242) than females 47.3% (80/169). The highest proportion of parasites was reported among the age group of 5-9 years old subjects (70.6%). The prevalence of S. mansoni was found to be 26.3 % with mean of intensity infection 218 egg per gram (Range: 24 to 1728). Of all study participants 94.4% had good knowledge while 35.9% of them had poor practices towards intestinal parasitosis and intestinal schistosomiasis. Conclusion: High prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was observed in Addiremets town in which S. mansoni and H. worm were the most common parasites. Majority of the participants had good knowledge and positive attitude towards intestinal parasites and intestinal schistosomiasis.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Intestinal parasites, Schistosomiasis, KAP, Addiremets, Western Tigray, Ethiopia |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2018 10:12 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2018 10:12 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6149 |
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