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Trial reportPloS one2019

Intestinal parasitic infection among household contacts of primary cases, a comparative cross-sectional study.

Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Melkamu Bedimo Beyene, Teferi Elfu Feleke, Tadesse Hailu Jember, Bayeh Abera

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Trial report in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Berhanu Elfu FelekeDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Bahir Dar, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-9251-3337
Melkamu Bedimo BeyeneDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Bahir Dar, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Teferi Elfu FelekeDepartment of Pediatrics, St Paul University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tadesse Hailu JemberDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia.
Bayeh AberaDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Bahir Dar University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntestinal parasitic infection affects 3.5 billion people in the world and mostly affecting the low socio-economic groups. The objectives of this research works were to estimate the prevalence and determinants of intestinal parasitic infection among family members of known intestinal parasite infected patients. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A comparative cross-sectional study design was implemented in the urban and rural settings of Mecha district. The data were collected from August 2017toMarch 2019 from intestinal parasite infected patient household members. Epi-info software was used to calculate the sample size, 4531 household members were estimated to be included. Data were collected using interview technique, and collecting stool samples from each household contact of intestinal parasite patients. Descriptive statistics were used to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasites among known contacts of intestinal parasite patients/family members. Binary logistic regression was used to identify the determinant factors of intestinal parasitic infection among family members.

resultsThe prevalence of intestinal parasite among household contacts of intestinal parasite-infected family members was 86.14% [95% CI: 86.14% - 87.15%]. Hookworm infection was the predominant type of infection (18.8%). Intestinal parasitic infection was associated with sex, environmental sanitation, overcrowding, personal hygiene, residence, substandard house, role in the household, source of light for the house, trimmed fingernails, family size, regular handwashing practice. Protozoa infection was associated with habit of ingesting raw vegetable, playing with domestic animals, water source and the presence of household water filtering materials.

conclusionHigh prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was observed among household contacts of primary cases.

Indexed as

Hookworm InfectionsIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticProtozoan InfectionsRural PopulationAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMale

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PMID31589618
PMCPMC6779256
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