Prevalence of intestinal helminths and associated factors among school children of Medebay Zana wereda; North Western Tigray, Ethiopia 2017.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections and associated factors among primary school children of Medebay Zana wereda, a northwestern zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia from March to April 2017.


RESULT
The prevalence of intestinal helminths was 12.7%. The highest prevalence of intestinal helminth infections was observed in the age group of 11-14 years old and the most prevalent helminths species were Schistosoma mansoni. Mothers' level of education [AOR = 0.27 [0.13-0.58]], place of defecation [AOR = 2.63, 95% CI 1.14-6.02]], hand wash before meals [AOR = 9.0, 95% CI 3.72-21.74]], hand wash after defecation [AOR = 5.77 [1.78-18.63]] and eating unwashed vegetables [AOR = 5.67 [2.19-14.73]] were associated with higher risk of having intestinal helminths detected in stool. In the study area the risk of detecting intestinal helminths in their stool were more associated the improper personal hygiene of the children.
['Teshale|Tsega|T|http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2080-0350', 'Belay|Shewaye|S|', 'Tadesse|Desalegn|D|', 'Awala|Abraham|A|', 'Teklay|Girmay|G|']
D000293:Adolescent D000818:Animals D002648:Child D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005002:Ethiopia D005243:Feces D005260:Female D006373:Helminthiasis D006376:Helminths D006801:Humans D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic D008297:Male D015995:Prevalence D055815:Young Adult
Helminths Schistosoma Mother’s education Open defecation STH Schistosomiasis