High rate of intestinal parasites among a closed community of Zay populations residing on three islands of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia

Autor: Ashenafi Bedaso, Aster Tsegaye, Bineyam Taye, Neima Bereka, Asaye Birhanu Mekonnen, Zenebe Gebreyohannes, Kassu Desta, Haileleul Micho, Mengistu Fantahun, Bethelehem Abebayehu
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Topography
Veterinary medicine
Schistosoma Mansoni
medicine.disease_cause
Geographical Locations
Feces
Intestinal Parasites
Medical Conditions
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Epidemiology
Medicine and Health Sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
Intestinal Diseases
Parasitic
Child
Islands
Aged
80 and over
Multidisciplinary
biology
Eukaryota
Middle Aged
Schistosoma
Medicine
Female
Anatomy
Ascaris lumbricoides
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Science
030231 tropical medicine
Intestinal parasite
Strongyloides stercoralis
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Entamoeba histolytica
Surface Water
Helminths
parasitic diseases
Parasitic Diseases
medicine
Animals
Humans
Giardia lamblia
Aged
Landforms
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
Geomorphology
biology.organism_classification
Invertebrates
Gastrointestinal Tract
Lakes
Cross-Sectional Studies
People and Places
Africa
Earth Sciences
Latrine
Trichuris trichiura
Parasitology
Ethiopia
Hydrology
Parasitic Intestinal Diseases
Zoology
Digestive System
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 10, p e0240582 (2020)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240582
Popis: BackgroundSeveral factors including socio-economic and access to health facility influence burden of intestinal parasites. Epidemiological data from hard to reach areas will help to identify high-risk communities for targeted intervention. We, therefore, assessed the magnitude of intestinal parasites among Zay people residing in three islands of Lake Ziway in Ethiopia.MethodsThis cross-sectional survey was conducted in March 2013 on 444 individuals aged 6 months to 85 years. Stool samples were analyzed using wet mount and formol-ether concentration methods. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaire and analyzed using STATA version 10.ResultsAmong the study participants, 52% (321/444) were children under 15 years. While 72.8% were positive for at least one intestinal parasite, single, dual and triple infections were found in 42.1%, 23.9% and 6.3%, respectively. Four types of intestinal parasites were detected in two children. The commonest parasites were Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (51.4%), Schistosoma mansoni (17.8%), Giardia lamblia (14.4%), Trichuris trichiura (10.8%), Taenia species (5.6%), Hymenolopis nana (4.5%), Ascaris lumbricoides (4.1%), Entrobius vermicularis (0.9%), Hookworm (0.7%), and Strongyloides stercoralis (0.2%). Remarkable proportion of study participants (51.3%) had no latrine and >85% of the islanders use the lake water for drinking, cleaning or both. About 36% had no information about waterborne and related diseases, while 31% never heard about bilharziasis. Fishing and farming were the main source of income. In the multivariate model, being in the age group > 15 years (AOR = 0.49; 95%CI = 0.28-0.85) and not using lake water for drinking or washing (AOR = 0.52; 95%CI = 0.28-0.99) had protective effect, after adjusting for education, occupation and hand wash after latrine use.ConclusionThe observed high rate of intestinal parasites (72.8%) in these hard to reach Islanders of Lake Ziway, warrants targeted and sustainable intervention.
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