ReviewInfectious diseases2020
Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection Among School-Aged Children of Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Prevalence and correlates of soil-transmitted helminths in schoolchildren aged 5 to 18 years in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Comorbidity of Geo-Helminthes among Malaria Outpatients of the Health Facilities in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Efficacy of two brands of Mebendazole (500 mg) in the treatment of Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm infection among school-aged children in South Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a randomized open label trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Trial
- Soil-transmitted helminth infections and nutritional status of school-age children, in Mekhoni town, Tigray, Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Among Students in Fogera District, Northwest Ethiopia.Global health, epidemiology and genomics · 2025Article
- Prevalence of intestinal parasitic helminths and its associated risk factors in Mekaneselam Town, South Wollo, Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Communities' knowledge, perceptions and preventive practices on soil-transmitted helminthes in Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia: Formative mixed study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Reduced efficacy of single-dose albendazole against Ascaris lumbricoides, and Trichuris trichiura, and high reinfection rate after cure among school children in southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2024Article
- Intestinal Helminth Infections and Their Association with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Test Performance in an Endemic Setting, Northwest Ethiopia.Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Integrated Social and Behavior Change Communication Interventions in Mass Drug Administration Campaigns in Enhancing Knowledge, Perceptions, and Preventive Practices for Neglected Tropical Diseases in Jimma.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- One size does not fit all: an application of stochastic modeling to estimating primary healthcare needs in Ethiopia at the sub-national level.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths and associated risk factors among primary school children in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional analytical study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Taeniasis in Pakistan.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Performance Evaluation of Three Diagnostic Methods for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among Schoolchildren in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia.Journal of tropical medicine · 2023Article
- High Prevalence of Hookworm Species and Associated Factors among Soil-Transmitted Helminth-Infected Household Contacts in Burie Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- Advantages and Limitations of Microscopy and Molecular Detections for Diagnosis of Soil-transmitted Helminths: An Overview.Helminthologia · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSoil-transmitted helminths (STH) are still major health problems in resource-poor countries. Despite several epidemiological studies were available in Ethiopia, summarized data on the prevalence of STH among school-aged children (SAC) is lacking in the country.
objectiveThis study was aimed to summarize the existing published studies of STH among SAC children in Ethiopia.
methodsThe search was carried out in open access databases such as Science Direct, Scopus, and PubMed Central which reported STH in Ethiopia. Open access articles published between 2000 and 2019 were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence was determined using a random-effect model while heterogeneities between studies were evaluated by
resultsA total of 46 338 children (Male = 23 374 and Female = 22 964) were included in the 70 eligible studies for this meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of STH among SAC was 33.4%; 95% CI, 29.3% to 37.7% in Ethiopia.
conclusionThis review showed that more than one-third of the Ethiopian SAC were infected with STH. The high prevalence of STH observed in this review highlight the needs of improved control and prevention strategies in Ethiopia.
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