Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Patients in Taiz City, Yemen

Alharazi, Talal

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“…Moreover, children who eating unwashed vegetables and fruits as well as not used the toilet and not washed hands after defecation were found to be highly infected with Giardia infection. These results were supported by studies conducted in Yemen found a significant association between Giardia infection and type of drinking water, methods of food preparation, and the statue of personal hygiene 9,19 . Most people in the rural area depend entirely on dams and surface water such as rivers and springs as a major source of drinking water because this area lacks deep wells.…”

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Distribution and Risk Factors for Giardia Lamblia Among Children at Amran Governorate, Yemen

Alshahethi

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Mogalli³

et al. 2020

Univ J Pharm Res

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Objective: The widespread prevalence of Giardiasis is a public health problem worldwide, and it is also common among Yemeni children. Hence, this work aims to identify the prevalent Giardia lamblia infection and risk factors among children admitted to health care centers in Amran governorate in Yemen. Methods: Three hundred and thirty-four stool samples were collected from infected children between March and July 2019 and the parasite is identified by light-microscope according to standard parasitology methods. Also, relevant data was obtained using a designed questionnaire. Results: The results showed that 181 cases (54.2%) were infected with G. lamblia infection. 57.5% of the infected children were from urban areas, while 42.5% of the cases were from rural areas. The highest incidence of G. lamblia was 60.3% among males compared to 47.5% among females. The results for age, residents and male children aged 8-14 years in both urban and rural areas recorded the highest prevalence of G. lamblia infection while the lowest was among females between 1 and 7 years and 8-14 years old, respectively, in the rural and urban area. Conclusion: In conclusion, as described in this work, multisectoral efforts are needed that include hygiene practices, personal hygiene habits, the provision of safe drinking water and the provision of sanitation systems to efficiently reduce this infection from all governorates of Yemen. Peer Review History: Received 22 May 2020; Revised 14 June; Accepted 3 July, Available online 15 July 2020 UJPR follows the most transparent and toughest ‘Advanced OPEN peer review’ system. The identity of the authors and, reviewers will be known to each other. This transparent process will help to eradicate any possible malicious/purposeful interference by any person (publishing staff, reviewer, editor, author, etc) during peer review. As a result of this unique system, all reviewers will get their due recognition and respect, once their names are published in the papers. We expect that, by publishing peer review reports with published papers, will be helpful to many authors for drafting their article according to the specifications. Auhors will remove any error of their article and they will improve their article(s) according to the previous reports displayed with published article(s). The main purpose of it is ‘to improve the quality of a candidate manuscript’. Our reviewers check the ‘strength and weakness of a manuscript honestly’. There will increase in the perfection, and transparency. Received file Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 6.0/10 Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 7.5/10 Reviewer(s) detail: Name: Prof. Dr. Hassan A.H. Al-Shamahy Affiliation: Sana'a University, Yemen E-mail: shmahe@yemen.net.ye Name: Dr. Mahmoud S. Abdallah Affiliation: University of Sadat city, Egypt E-mail: dr_samy777@yahoo.com Comments of reviewer(s): Similar Articles: PREVALENCE OF MALOCCLUSION AMONG YEMENI CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS COCCIDIAN INTESTINAL PARASITES AMONG CHILDREN IN AL-TORBAH CITY IN YEMEN: IN COUNTRY WITH HIGH INCIDENCE OF MALNUTRITION OCCLUSAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRIMARY DENTITION AMONG A SAMPLE OF YEMENI PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN EVALUATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO POLIO VACCINE IN MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN SANA'A CITY

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Distribution and Risk Factors for Giardia Lamblia Among Children at Amran Governorate, Yemen

Alshahethi

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Mogalli³

et al. 2020

Univ J Pharm Res

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“…This variation in the prevalence of H. nana could be attributed to the different areas and populations studied as well as to the methods utilised for stool examination. A much lower prevalence rate (0.9 – 1.4 %) was reported among participants aged 2 – 80 years attending hospitals and clinics in Sana’a City and Taiz governorate ( Alyousefi et al, 2011 ; Al-Harazi, 2016 ). The higher prevalence reported by the current study may also be explained by the devastating ongoing civil war in Yemen that has led to approximately 55 % of healthcare facilities being totally non-functioning ( Gavlak, 2015 ; UNOCHA, 2019 ).…”

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The neglected cestode infection: Epidemiology of Hymenolepis nana infection among children in rural Yemen

Al-Mekhlafi

2020

Helminthologia

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SummaryHymenolepis nana is the most common cestode reported in humans worldwide. It is prevalent among children in the tropics and subtropics, particularly in rural poor communities where sanitation is inadequate or lacking. This cross-sectional study aims to determine the prevalence and significant risk factors of H. nana infection among children in rural Yemen. Faecal samples were collected from 498 children and screened for intestinal parasites by using wet mount, formalin-ether concentration and Kato–Katz techniques. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect demographic, socioeconomic, housing condition, and personal hygiene information. Overall, 77.5 % (386/498) of the children were found to be infected by at least one intestinal parasite species. The overall prevalence of H. nana was 17.5 % (87/498). Multivariate analysis confirmed that an age of < 6 years (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 4.28; 95 % (confidence interval [CI] = 2.04, 8.98), presence of other family members infected with H. nana (AOR = 2.48; 95 % CI = 1.45, 4.24), living in the highlands (AOR = 2.87; 95 % CI = 1.56, 5.26), living in a house without improved toilet facilities (AOR = 2.19; 95 % CI = 1.23, 3.88), not washing vegetables before consumption (AOR = 2.11; 95 % CI = 1.06, 4.19), and not washing hands after defecation (AOR = 1.88; 95 % CI = 1.08, 3.27) were the key factors significantly associated with H. nana infection among the studied children. In conclusion, H. nana is prevalent among children in rural Yemen, particularly among preschool-aged children. Thus, an integrated and effective programme to control intestinal parasitic infections should include preschool-aged children. Such a programme should focus on providing health education on hygienic practices, providing adequate sanitation and improved sources of drinking water, and screening and treating other infected family members.

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“…It has been well documented that the contaminated hands play a major role in faecal-oral transmission in developing countries. In contrast, washing hands before eating or after defecation has been considered as important measures of reducing possible contamination of foods and or drinks and infection by intestinal parasites to greater extents [34].…”

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites among food handlers at cafeteria of Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Girma¹,

Beyene²,

Mekonnen³

2017

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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Patients in Taiz City, Yemen

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Distribution and Risk Factors for Giardia Lamblia Among Children at Amran Governorate, Yemen

Distribution and Risk Factors for Giardia Lamblia Among Children at Amran Governorate, Yemen

The neglected cestode infection: Epidemiology of Hymenolepis nana infection among children in rural Yemen

Prevalence of intestinal parasites among food handlers at cafeteria of Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

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