Open AccessPrevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Factors Among Psychiatric Patients Attending Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Aster Agmas,
Getaneh Alemu,
Tadesse Hailu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research and reports in tropical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7282
DOI - 10.2147/rrtm.s308666
Subject(s) - ascaris lumbricoides , medicine , referral , population , confidence interval , logistic regression , intestinal parasite , environmental health , veterinary medicine , helminths , immunology , family medicine
Intestinal parasitic infections are among the major public health problems in resource-poor countries such as Ethiopia. Certain segments of the population such as psychiatric patients are believed to be at higher risk of infection because of their poor hygiene practices. However, information on the prevalence and contributing factors among psychiatric patients is limited in Ethiopia.