Open AccessPrevalence and Associated Factors of Intestinal Helminths Among Kindergarten Children in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Abiy Ayele,
Yalewayker Tegegne,
Adane Derso,
Tegegne Eshetu,
Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s290265
Subject(s) - ascaris lumbricoides , trichuris trichiura , helminthiasis , helminths , trichuriasis , environmental health , deworming , medicine , intestinal parasite , malnutrition , anemia , cross sectional study , ascariasis , veterinary medicine , schistosoma mansoni , immunology , schistosomiasis , pathology
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are small organisms that infect the gastro-intestinal tract of human beings. Causes malnutrition, iron deficiency anemia, impairment of physical and mental development in children. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis and associated factors among Kindergarten (KG) children in Gondar Town, northwest Ethiopia.