Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care center at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, northwest Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases

Research Article

Abaineh Munshea¹  Adane Derso¹  Endalkachew Nibret¹ 

[1] Department of Biology, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia;

关键词: Intestinal parasites;    Pregnant women;    Bahir Dar;    Ethiopia;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-016-1859-6

 received in 2016-09-17, accepted in 2016-09-20,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundParasitic infections affect tens of millions of pregnant women worldwide, and directly or indirectly lead to a spectrum of adverse maternal and fetal/placental effects. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasite infections and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care center in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia.MethodsA cross-sectional hospital based study was conducted from November 2013 to January 2014 among 384 pregnant women. Stool samples were examined for the presence of trophozoites, cysts, oocysts, and ova using direct, formal-ether sedimentation, and modified Ziehl-Neelsen techniques.ResultsAn overall prevalence of 31.5 % intestinal parasite infections was recorded. Eight different species of intestinal parasites were found: two protozoan and six helminth species. The highest prevalence was due to Giardia lamblia (13.3 %) followed by Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (7.8 %), hookworm (5.5 %), Ascaris lumbricoides (2.9 %), Schistosoma mansoni (2.9 %), Strongyloides stercoralis (1.6 %), Taenia spp. (0.8 %), and Hymenolepis nana (0.3 %).ConclusionsA relatively high prevalence of intestinal parasite infections was observed among pregnant women. Routine stool examination and provision of health education are required for early medical intervention that would affect the pregnant mothers and their foetuses.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s). 2016