The magnitude of Schistosoma mansoni and its associated risk factors among Sebatamit primary school children, rural Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Res Notes. 2019 Jul 22;12(1):447. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4498-3.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of Schistosoma mansoni and its associated risk factors in the study area.

Results: Of 422 school children, 223 (52.8%) and 199 (47.2%) were males and females, respectively. The Overall prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection was 24.9% (105/422). Seventy-five out of 422 (71.4%) of the infected individuals showed light infections. The overall mean intensity of Schistosoma mansoni in the study was 106.16 eggs per gram of stool. Age (p = 0.013), swimming habit (p = 0.001), participating in irrigational activities (p = 0.03) and washing clothes in the river (p = 0.039) were factors associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection.

Keywords: Rural Bahir dar; Schistosoma mansoni; Sebatamit primary school.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Ethiopia / epidemiology
  • Feces / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Rural Population / statistics & numerical data*
  • Schistosoma mansoni / physiology*
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / epidemiology
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni / parasitology*
  • Schools