ReviewJournal of parasitology research2021
Trend of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Ethiopian Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2000-2018).
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- Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Students Attending Schools in La'elay Maichew District, Tigray Region, Ethiopia.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Among Vegetable Farmers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Journal of tropical medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Among Students in Fogera District, Northwest Ethiopia.Global health, epidemiology and genomics · 2025Article
- Retrospective Study of Intestinal Parasites Among Pediatric Patients Treated at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Ethiopia: A 5-Year Retrospective Study.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Article
- Prevalence of intestinal parasitic helminths and its associated risk factors in Mekaneselam Town, South Wollo, Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and associated malnutrition among under-fives in conflict affected areas in southern Ethiopia.Tropical medicine and health · 2022Article
- Trend of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Ethiopian Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2000-2018).Journal of parasitology research · 2021Review
- A Five-Year Retrospective Investigation of the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEthiopia is one of the tropical countries with a heavy burden of soil-transmitted helminths. As a result, the nation has been implementing mass drug administration, water, sanitation, and hygiene and health extension programs to control those parasites. Hence, updated data about the prevalence and trend of parasites over time has a pivotal role to assess the success of existing control programs.
methodsStudies conducted between 2000 and 2018 were searched from PubMed, Google Scholar, and local journals for systematic reviews and meta-analysis following the PRISMA guideline and checklists. Eligible studies were selected based on preset inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale in meta-analysis. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using the Cochran
resultsThirty-eight studies recruiting 16,266 participants were included in the review. The pooled prevalence of intestinal parasites was 52.0% (95% CI: 44.4-59.5). Amhara region was with the highest prevalence (60.3%; 95% CI: 50.1-69.6). Among soil-transmitted helminths,
conclusionDespite various control efforts having been made, soil-transmitted helminths are of high distribution, and their prevalence is not significantly decreasing in Ethiopia. Hence, other control approaches like community-led sanitation should be integrated with mass drug administration to achieve the national goal of soil-transmitted helminth elimination by 2025.
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