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| Title |
Intestinal parasitic infections and risk factors: a cross-sectional survey of some school children in a suburb in Accra, Ghana
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2802-7 |
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| Authors |
Akua Obeng Forson, Isaac Arthur, Michael Olu-Taiwo, Kathrine Korkor Glover, Prince Jonathan Pappoe-Ashong, Patrick F. Ayeh-Kumi |
| Abstract |
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and establish some risk factors associated with the acquisition of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in school children in Accra, Ghana. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was 15%. Giardia lamblia (10%) and Schistosoma mansoni (1.7%) were the common parasites found. Out of the 15% students postive for intestinal parasites, 13.6% had single parasites and 1.3% had double parasitic infections. Children between the ages of 4-5 and 6-7 years (20% each) had the most parasitic infections. The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was not significantly related to gender (p = 0.1451), and source of drinking water (p = 0.8832). However, a statistically significant association between children infected with parasites and close proximity to domestic animals or pets was observed (p = 0.0284). Continuous education on personal hygiene, environmental sanitation and deworming of domestic animals or pets are required to reduce the prevalence of intestinal parasites in school children in Accra. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 121 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 121 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 15% |
| Researcher | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 6% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Unknown | 44 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 15% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 12 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 47 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 September 2017.
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#3,037
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