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| Title |
Helminth infections and practice of prevention and control measures among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Anbesame health center, Northwest Ethiopia
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2609-6 |
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| Authors |
Melashu Balew Shiferaw, Amtatachew Moges Zegeye, Agmas Dessalegn Mengistu |
| Abstract |
Helminth infections have a terrible impact on child growth and development, and harm pregnant women. Regular treatment and long term preventive interventions are important measures to break the transmission routes. Hence, identifying the status of helminth infection and practices of prevention and control measures among pregnant women is important in different geographical areas of Ethiopia including our setting. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 pregnant women from March to June, 2015. About 2 g of stool was collected and examined to identify helminth infections. Proportions and risk factors of helminth infections were calculated using SPSS version 20. Among the total 180 study participants, 38 (21.1% [95% CI 15.2-27.0%]) pregnant women had helminth infections. Hookworm and Schistosoma mansoni were the only identified helminth species. Thirty-six (20.0% [95% CI 14.3-25.7%]) and 4 (2.2% [95% CI 0.2-4.2%]) pregnant women had hookworm and S. mansoni infections, respectively. Of which, double infection (hookworm and S. mansoni) was found in two pregnant women. Only 32 (17.8%) pregnant women had proper hand wash practice after toilet, 48 (26.7%) drank treated water, and 40 (22.2%) wore shoes regularly. Those pregnant women who did not take albendazole or mebendazole dewormers (AOR 3.57; 95% CI 1.19-10.69; P 0.023) were more infected from helminth infections. This study showed that there was a high intestinal helminth infection among pregnant women, and low practice of prevention and control measures. Thus, prevention and control measures should be strengthened in the setting. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 77 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 15 | 19% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 6% |
| Researcher | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Unknown | 37 | 48% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 39 | 51% |
Attention Score in Context
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#15,469,838
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#2,334
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#67
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