Intestinal parasitic infection: prevalence, knowledge, attitude, and practices among schoolchildren in an urban area of Taiz city, Yemen

Alharazi, Talal; Bamaga, Omar A. A.; Al-Abd, Nazeh; Alcantara, Jerold C.

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2020059

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“…In addition, it is also consistent with that (57.0%) reported among schoolchildren in Ibb city [ 26 ], and in 3 Yemeni orphanages, the overall parasitic rate was 62.7% [ 27 ]. Further, our finding was higher than the study conducted in Taiz city; the prevalence of intestinal parasites was 27.8% [ 28 ]. In contrast, a higher prevalence rate of 90.0% has been reported for IPIs among primary school children in Al-Mahweet, northwest of Sana'a [ 29 ].…”

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Immunocompromised Patients, Children, and Adults in Sana’a, Yemen

Al-Yousofi

Yan

Al-Mekhlafi

et al. 2022

Journal of Tropical Medicine

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Intestinal parasite infection (IPI) is still a very important public health issue. The severity of the parasitic disease has been reported as a high infection in immunocompromised patients and children. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites among immunocompromised patients and children with various gastrointestinal system complications in Sana’a city, Yemen, with different variables, including genus and age, and explore the risk factors associated with parasitic intestinal infections. The study socioeconomic data and certain behavioral and environmental risk factors and stool samples were collected from immunocompromised adult and children’s patients, including children (one to eight years old), pregnant women, diabetes mellitus patients, cancer patients, HIV patients, and older adults. Out of 436 fecal samples, the overall prevalence rate of IPIs among immunocompromised patients and children in Sana’a was 51.8%. In contrast, the rate of infection in children (26.1%) was higher than that in old patients (25.7%) and in females (38.5%) and higher than that in males (13.3%). The protozoa (44.5%) have been shown more than intestinal helminths (7.3%) in samples, and the most common intestinal protozoan was Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica (13.8% and 12.8%), respectively. The most common intestinal helminthiasis was Hymenolepis nana with 1.8%. Concluding that the rate of infection was high for several reasons, including lack of commitment to hygiene as not handwashing after using the toilet (88.9%), eating uncovered food (56.3%), poor sanitation as lack of water sources (59.5%), reduced health education, and presence of other family members infected by parasites (61.3%). Interventions are required to reduce intestinal parasites, including health education on personal hygiene for patients, increasing awareness, and improving the environment and healthcare system.

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Immunocompromised Patients, Children, and Adults in Sana’a, Yemen

Al-Yousofi

Yan

Al-Mekhlafi

et al. 2022

Journal of Tropical Medicine

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“…histolytica/ dispar in this meta-analysis was 13.3%, which is consistent with the 14.09% rate reported in Ethiopia [ 4 ] and 12.1% in the Philippines [ 78 ]. However, the prevalence rate in the present study was lower than that in studies conducted in Malaysia (20.4%) [ 79 ], Yemen (16.4) [ 80 ] and Tanzania 15% [ 81 ] but higher than that in studies in Bangladesh (3.83%) [ 82 ] and Thailand (3.7%) [ 83 ].…”

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Prevalence of intestinal protozoan parasites among school children in africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Introduction Parasitic infections, especially intestinal protozoan parasites (IPPs) remain a significant public health issue in Africa, where many conditions favour the transmission and children are the primary victims. This systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out with the objective of assessing the prevalence of IPPs among school children in Africa. Methods Relevant studies published between January 2000 and December 2020 were identified by systematic online search on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and Scopus databases without language restriction. Pooled prevalence was estimated using a random-effects model. Heterogeneity of studies were assessed using Cochrane Q test and I2 test, while publication bias was evaluated using Egger’s test. Results Of the 1,645 articles identified through our searches, 46 cross-sectional studies matched our inclusion criteria, reported data from 29,968 school children of Africa. The pooled prevalence of intestinal protozoan parasites amongst African school children was 25.8% (95% CI: 21.2%-30.3%) with E. histolytica/ dispar (13.3%; 95% CI: 10.9%-15.9%) and Giardia spp. (12%; 95% CI: 9.8%-14.3%) were the most predominant pathogenic parasites amongst the study participants. While E. coli was the most common non-pathogenic protozoa (17.1%; 95% CI: 10.9%-23.2%). Conclusions This study revealed a relatively high prevalence of IPPs in school children, especially in northern and western Africa. Thus, poverty reduction, improvement of sanitation and hygiene and attention to preventive control measures will be the key to reducing protozoan parasite transmission.

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“…In the present study, the most prevalent intestinal parasite was E. histolytica / dispar , with prevalence rate of 28.5%, which was lower than the finding of Alsubaie et al 5 (33.7%) from some regions of Ibb governorate, but to some extent, it was in agreement with those reported among schoolchildren in Sana’a, Yemen (21.5%), 9 and Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (24.5%). 21 However, the present finding revealed high prevalence of E. histolytica / dispar in comparison with 16.4% in Taiz, Yemen, 11 15.5% in Khartoum, Sudan, 23 and 6.6% in Derna, Libya. 20 In contrast to the finding of this study, high prevalence rates of E. histolytica / dispar were reported from Al-Mahweet, Yemen (64%), 15 Burkina Faso, West Africa (66.5%), 24 and Kigali, Rwanda (54.5%).…”

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“… 9 However, lower rates of IPIs were reported among schoolchildren in Sahar, Sadah (14.9%) 16 and in Taiz (27.8%). 11 In contrast, a higher prevalence rate was reported among primary schoolchildren in Al-Mahweet city (90.0%). 15 In comparison with other countries, the result of this study was nearly similar to prevalence rate reported by Sitotaw et al 3 in Jawi town, Ethiopia (57.9%) and higher than reports from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (5.3%) 19 and Derna, Libya (31%).…”

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“…Many studies on the prevalence of IPIs and associated risk factors have been conducted in different countries worldwide. There are few studies on IPIs conducted in different places in Yemen, including Sana’a, 9 , 10 Taiz, 11 , 12 Ibb, 5 , 13 Hadhramout, 14 Al-Mahweet, 15 and Sadah. 16 In Ibb governorate, the previous studies, with their scarcity, were not representative for the governorate and risk factors for IPIs were not included.…”

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among Schoolchildren in Ibb Governorate, Southwest Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study

Al-Fakih¹,

Al-wrafi²,

Al-motawkil³

et al. 2022

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Introduction Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) among schoolchildren are important public health problem, especially in developing countries, and monitoring of such infections and associated risk factors are necessary for intervention strategies. In line with this view, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of IPIs and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in Ibb governorate, southwest Yemen. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out during February to April 2020 on 600 schoolchildren selected from 6 districts of Ibb governorate. Fecal specimens were examined using saline and iodine wet mount and formal-ether concentration techniques. Socio-demographic data were collected using pre-designed, structured questionnaires. The results were analyzed using SPSS for Windows version 25 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results Out of 600 participants, the overall prevalence of IPIs was 66.3% (398/600). The prevalence rate of protozoan infections (56.3%, 338/600) was largely higher than helminthic infections (10%, 60/600). The most common intestinal parasite was E. histolytica / dispar (28.5%, 171/600). S. mansoni infection showed higher infection rate in males (5.3%) than in females (0.4%), with statistically significant difference (P = 0.001). Univariate analysis showed that the age was only significantly associated with protozoan infections, with statistically significant differences (P = 0.002). Regarding to clinical symptoms, the presence of IPIs was significantly associated with diarrhea, dysentery, and abdominal pain. Conclusion The present study revealed that there was a relatively high prevalence of IPIs, especially protozoan parasites, in schoolchildren of the study area, with E. histolytica / dispar being the most prevalent parasite. The results showed that age was only significantly associated with IPIs. According to the results of this study, IPIs are still among the main public health problems in the study area. Thus, effective prevention and control strategies are important to reduce the incidence of IPIs in this area of the country.

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Intestinal parasitic infection: prevalence, knowledge, attitude, and practices among schoolchildren in an urban area of Taiz city, Yemen

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References 23 publications

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Immunocompromised Patients, Children, and Adults in Sana’a, Yemen

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Immunocompromised Patients, Children, and Adults in Sana’a, Yemen

Prevalence of intestinal protozoan parasites among school children in africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among Schoolchildren in Ibb Governorate, Southwest Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study

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