G Bugssa*, D Tadese, A Awala and S Bayissa
Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Arch Clin Microbiol
Yekolo temari are children who are studying traditional education in the Ethiopian Orthodox Churches. These special groups of children are characterized by migration, begging and hardship. Objective: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and determinant factors among Yekolo temari children of the Ethiopian Orthodox Churches in Northern Ethiopia. Method: A cross sectional study design was employed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with parasitic infection among Yekolo temari children. Wet mount and kato-katz techniques were used to detect S. mansoni and other intestinal parasites. Intensity of infection was estimated from the number of eggs per gram of faeces. SPSS version 23 was used to analyze the data. Result: 361 children participated in the study with a response rate of 85.6%. Of the study participants, 77.8% were in the age group 16 years and above. One hundred eighty three (50.7%) children were positive for at least one parasite. E. histolytica was the predominant parasite followed by S. mansoni which were detected in 108 (29.9%) and 60 (16.6%) of study subjects, respectively. Of the study participants, 139 (38.5%) and 37 (10.2%) harbored single and dual infections, respectively. The mean intensity of S. mansoni infection was found to be 118.70 eggs per gram (epg) of stool and 38 (71.7%) of the study participants had light infection (
G Bugssa is affiliated to Mekelle University, Mek'ele, Ethiopia.
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