Prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Nepal

Parajuli, Rajendra Prasad; Fujiwara, Takeo; Umezaki, Masahiro; Konishi, Shoko; Takane, Erica; Maharjan, Mahendra; Tachibana, Ken'ichi; Jiang, Hong; Pahari, Krishna; Watanabe, Chiho

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“…This might be due to the difference in skin texture and size of the foot which help the infective larva to easily access and penetrate in podoconiosis patients. Similarly the prevalence of intestinal helminthes among healthy participants was greater than the study conducted in Wolaita (33.1%) [10],Hawassa (48.8%) [17], Jimma (46.63%) [18], Daressalaam urban Tanzania (25.9%) [19], Kenya (0.2%) [20], and Nepal (9.1%) [21]. The difference might be due to geographical and socioeconomic variation because different areas may have difference in sanitation practice, warm and moist soils which facilitate the transmission and development of parasite ova and larva.…”

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“…Hawassa [17], Jimma [18] and other countries Daressalaam urban Tanzania [19], Kenya (0.2%) [20], and Nepal (9.1%) [21].These differences in prevalence could be due to the use of different study subject, diagnostic methods and sociodemographic difference in the study subjects or due to a reflection of the local endemicity and geographic condition of the study area.…”

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Hookworm infection and associated risk factors among clinically confirmed podoconiosis patients and healthy residents in Debre Elias district, East Gojjam Zone

Alemu

Tesfa

Zeleke

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Background Hookworm is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. The prevalence of Hookworm and associated factors among podoconiosis patients and healthy residents has not been studied.Objective to determine the prevalence of Hookworm and associated risk factors among podoconiosis patients and healthy residents.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Debre Elias from January to February 2018. One hundred ninety two participants were included. Stool sample was collected for microscopy, kato-katz and formalin ether concentration technique. Logistic regressions were performed to assess association between variables. P-value < 0.05 was used as statistically significant.Result The prevalence of Hookworm among podoconiosis patients was 84.4% and 75% among control. Hookworm infection was relatively higher among podoconiosis patients 52.9%. Higher age group, illiterate and farmers more affected with high proportion of podoconiosis patients. Being a formers, no history of stool examination and no shoe wearing habit were significantly associated with hookworm infection (AOR = 4.1; 95% CI= (1.65- 10.11)), (AOR = 3.03; 95% CI= (1.11-8.25)) and (AOR= 3.9; 95% CI= (1.11-14.24) respectively.

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Hookworm infection and associated risk factors among clinically confirmed podoconiosis patients and healthy residents in Debre Elias district, East Gojjam Zone

Alemu

Tesfa

Zeleke

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“…The striking behavior found in agriculture in Vietnam is the use of wastewater and the use of human waste as fertilizer (Trang et al 2007). The prevalence of STH infections in adults, especially those working as farmers, has also been reported in Nepal, with very poor hygiene and sanitation patterns, including not using soap for handwashing and not using footwear when walking out of the house (Parajuli et al 2014). In contrary to the results of the study by Ross et al women were more at risk of STH infection than men, with the highest number of education being elementary and high schools.…”

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Short Communication: Prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection among farmers in Gelgel Village, Klungkung District, Bali, Indonesia

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Abstract. Apsari PIB, Indraningrat AAG, Arwati H, Dachlan YP. 2020. Short Communication: Prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection among farmers in Gelgel Village, Klungkung District, Bali, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 1535-1540. Soil-transmitted helminths infection remains a problem in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Indonesia is one of the tropical countries with a high prevalence of STH infection in children and high-risk population such as farmers. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of STH infection from farmers. STH infection was diagnosed by Kato-Katz modified technique, while risk factors relevant to STH infection were assessed by a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by logistic regression and multiple regression test. A total of 162 fecal-samples and questionnaires were obtained from 250 participants. Twenty-two subjects (13.5%) were positive, and 140 subjects (86.5%) were negative for STH infection giving the prevalence rate of 13.5% among farmers. Several significant risk factors for STH infection were age, gender, level of study, income, eating fresh unwashed vegetable, hand washing without soap, defecation site, without wearing hand gloves and protective cloth, bare walking foot, and the use of synthetic fertilizer. So we can conclude that personal hygiene factors were the most contributed factors for STH infection.

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“…Research reveals that not washing hands with soap is significantly associated with the prevalence and intensity of roundworm infections, hookworms and roundworms [16]. Dirty hands, dirty nails that allow worm eggs to slip, so they can be swallowed with food which can be aggravated by the habit of not washing hands before eating using soap and running water.…”

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“…The research found that the habit of using footwear was related to helminthiasis [29]. Not wearing sandals or shoes is significantly associated with the prevalence and intensity of roundworm infections and hookworms, but not with the intensity of hookworm infection [16]. The use of footwear is very important to prevent the entry of worm larvae from the pores of the skin because if you often do not wear footwear it is at risk of infection with worms, if the infective form of larvae or worm eggs penetrates the outer skin through hair follicles, pores damaged skin and skin.…”

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Behavior Factors and Cases of Helminthiasis in Elementary School Students

Sofiana¹,

Gustina²,

Wardani³

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Proceedings of the 2019 Ahmad Dahlan International Conference Series on Pharmacy and Health Science (ADICS-PHS 2019)

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Helminthiasis infection is the most common infection worldwide. More than 1.5 billion people or 24% of the world's population are infected with helminthiasis where preschool age and school-age children are vulnerable to infection of helminthiasis. Intestinal worms are the main species that most infect humans. The prevalence in Sleman DIY is 21.78%. This study is a descriptive analytic with a cross-sectional design. The samples were elementary school students in grades 1-6 in the working area of Moyudan Public Health Center amounting to 311 students. The sampling technique used was multiple random sampling. The measurement of risk factors was done using a questionnaire and an interview. The data were analyzed using Fisher's test and to see the magnitude of risk by looking at the prevalence ratio (RP). It was found that 8 students were positively exposed to helminthiasis. Fisher's Exact Test analysis showed that the p-value for the relationship of handwashing variables before meals (0.484), hand washing after defecation (0.224), bowel habits (0.232), nail cutting habits (0.145), fingernail biting habits hands (1,000), use of footwear (0.273), and use of clean water (0.099). The value of p> 0.05 indicates that there was no significant relationship between the variables studied and the incidence of helminthiasis in elementary school students in the work area of Moyudan Health Center. There is no relationship between handwashing before eating, hand washing after defecation, bowel habits, nail cutting habits, fingernail biting habits, footwear use, and clean water use with helminthiasis in elementary school students in the work area of Moyudan Health Center.

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Prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Nepal

Abstract: STH infection was associated with individual hygiene behavior, but not with nutritional status or socio-demographic characteristics. Health policy focusing on changing individual hygiene behaviors might be useful in addressing STH infection in Nepal.

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Hookworm infection and associated risk factors among clinically confirmed podoconiosis patients and healthy residents in Debre Elias district, East Gojjam Zone

Hookworm infection and associated risk factors among clinically confirmed podoconiosis patients and healthy residents in Debre Elias district, East Gojjam Zone

Short Communication: Prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection among farmers in Gelgel Village, Klungkung District, Bali, Indonesia

Behavior Factors and Cases of Helminthiasis in Elementary School Students

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