Background: Intestinal parasitic infectivity is still the major reason of morbidity and mortality globally. In developing countries, including Ethiopia, the prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases is high. In Ethiopia, prevalence of intestinal parasite was varied from 46-79%. Local data is very important to plan and prevent this infection. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the burden of intestinal among patients attended Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia. Method: A ten year retrospective cross sectional study was conducted from December 1-30/2021. The records of 2011-2020 were extracted from parasitological laboratory stool examination result logbook at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. The stool samples were examined saline wet mount method. Extracted data were entered and analyzed in SPSS 20.0 software and the result was summarized using tables and graphs. The study excluded patient result with incomplete information. Also data from Pediatrics laboratory was not included due to result logbook storage condition was not appropriate. Result. The study included 13,679 patients who provided stool samples for the parasitology laboratory at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital over a ten-year period from 2011-2020. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 47.9% for at least one intestinal parasite. The prevalence of helminth and protozoan infections was 20.3% and 27.6%, respectively. Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar trophozoite was the most common identified parasite, which was seen in 18% of the patients, while Enterobius vermicularis (0.1%) was the least reported parasite. Other parasites identified were Ascaris lumbricoides (15.0%), Hookworm species (2.0%), Taenia species (1.8%), Hymenolepis nana (0.7%), Strongyloides stercoralis (0.3%), Trichuris trichuria (0.2%), and Shistosoma mansoni (0.2%). The prevalence of helminthes was higher in females (23.3%) than in males (19.5%), while that of protozoan infections was 28.5% in males than females 23.8%. Conclusion: Prevalence of intestinal parasite in patients attending Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital was high. Therefore, personal hygiene and periodic screening for intestinal parasites was recommended.
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Temesgen Anjulo Ageru. (2022). Burden of Intestinal Parasite Among Patients Attended Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia. American Journal of Life Sciences, 10(4), 53-57. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajls.20221004.11
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abstract = {Background: Intestinal parasitic infectivity is still the major reason of morbidity and mortality globally. In developing countries, including Ethiopia, the prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases is high. In Ethiopia, prevalence of intestinal parasite was varied from 46-79%. Local data is very important to plan and prevent this infection. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the burden of intestinal among patients attended Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia. Method: A ten year retrospective cross sectional study was conducted from December 1-30/2021. The records of 2011-2020 were extracted from parasitological laboratory stool examination result logbook at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. The stool samples were examined saline wet mount method. Extracted data were entered and analyzed in SPSS 20.0 software and the result was summarized using tables and graphs. The study excluded patient result with incomplete information. Also data from Pediatrics laboratory was not included due to result logbook storage condition was not appropriate. Result. The study included 13,679 patients who provided stool samples for the parasitology laboratory at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital over a ten-year period from 2011-2020. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 47.9% for at least one intestinal parasite. The prevalence of helminth and protozoan infections was 20.3% and 27.6%, respectively. Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar trophozoite was the most common identified parasite, which was seen in 18% of the patients, while Enterobius vermicularis (0.1%) was the least reported parasite. Other parasites identified were Ascaris lumbricoides (15.0%), Hookworm species (2.0%), Taenia species (1.8%), Hymenolepis nana (0.7%), Strongyloides stercoralis (0.3%), Trichuris trichuria (0.2%), and Shistosoma mansoni (0.2%). The prevalence of helminthes was higher in females (23.3%) than in males (19.5%), while that of protozoan infections was 28.5% in males than females 23.8%. Conclusion: Prevalence of intestinal parasite in patients attending Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital was high. Therefore, personal hygiene and periodic screening for intestinal parasites was recommended.},
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