Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020
Background. Globally, around 1.9 million people were dying due to food-borne diseases annually, and intestinal parasites infected one-third of the population, according to estimates and more prevalent in developing countries due to poverty. This study assessed predictors of intestinal parasites amon...
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| author | Abate Lette Getahun Negash Musa Kumbi Abduljewad Hussen Jeylan Kassim Demisu Zenbaba Habtamu Gezahgn Mitiku Bonsa Rameto Aman Adem Abdulkadir |
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| description | Background. Globally, around 1.9 million people were dying due to food-borne diseases annually, and intestinal parasites infected one-third of the population, according to estimates and more prevalent in developing countries due to poverty. This study assessed predictors of intestinal parasites among food handlers working in Goba towns. Methods. A laboratory-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October to December 2020. Clean, dry, and leak-proof stool cups were used to collect the samples. The SPSS version 20 computer software was used to enter and clean the data, code it, and analyze it. The researchers performed binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses, with a p value of 0.05 considered significant. Result. A total of 98 (34%) of the 288 food workers tested positive for various intestinal parasites. Giardia lamblia was the most common parasite, with 42 (14.6%), followed by Entamoeba histolytica/dispar with 31 (10.8%), Ascaris lumbricoides with 8 (2.8%), Taenia species with 5 (1.7%), and E. vermicularis with 4 (1.4%). Six (2%) of the 98 positive food handlers had two infections. E. histolytica and G. lamblia were the most common parasites found in mixed infections. Hand washing with soap and water before handling food (AOR: 3.06, 95% CI: 1.16, 7.26) and untrimmed fingernail status (AOR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.14, 4.34) were found to be strongly linked to intestinal parasite infection. Conclusion. In this investigation, intestinal parasite species were found in 34% of stool samples. Independent predictors of intestinal parasite infection were fingernail status and hand washing with water and soap use before food handling. To control intestinal parasite infection among food handlers in the research area, personal hygiene and ambient cleanliness should be improved. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db954b2031ee46ed8efdb8f0cfa6e9262025-02-03T01:23:36ZengWileyJournal of Parasitology Research2090-00312022-01-01202210.1155/2022/3329237Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020Abate Lette0Getahun Negash1Musa Kumbi2Abduljewad Hussen3Jeylan Kassim4Demisu Zenbaba5Habtamu Gezahgn6Mitiku Bonsa7Rameto Aman8Adem Abdulkadir9Department of Public HealthDepartment of Medical Laboratory ScienceDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Biomedical ScienceDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Public HealthBackground. Globally, around 1.9 million people were dying due to food-borne diseases annually, and intestinal parasites infected one-third of the population, according to estimates and more prevalent in developing countries due to poverty. This study assessed predictors of intestinal parasites among food handlers working in Goba towns. Methods. A laboratory-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October to December 2020. Clean, dry, and leak-proof stool cups were used to collect the samples. The SPSS version 20 computer software was used to enter and clean the data, code it, and analyze it. The researchers performed binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses, with a p value of 0.05 considered significant. Result. A total of 98 (34%) of the 288 food workers tested positive for various intestinal parasites. Giardia lamblia was the most common parasite, with 42 (14.6%), followed by Entamoeba histolytica/dispar with 31 (10.8%), Ascaris lumbricoides with 8 (2.8%), Taenia species with 5 (1.7%), and E. vermicularis with 4 (1.4%). Six (2%) of the 98 positive food handlers had two infections. E. histolytica and G. lamblia were the most common parasites found in mixed infections. Hand washing with soap and water before handling food (AOR: 3.06, 95% CI: 1.16, 7.26) and untrimmed fingernail status (AOR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.14, 4.34) were found to be strongly linked to intestinal parasite infection. Conclusion. In this investigation, intestinal parasite species were found in 34% of stool samples. Independent predictors of intestinal parasite infection were fingernail status and hand washing with water and soap use before food handling. To control intestinal parasite infection among food handlers in the research area, personal hygiene and ambient cleanliness should be improved.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3329237 |
| spellingShingle | Abate Lette Getahun Negash Musa Kumbi Abduljewad Hussen Jeylan Kassim Demisu Zenbaba Habtamu Gezahgn Mitiku Bonsa Rameto Aman Adem Abdulkadir Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 Journal of Parasitology Research |
| title | Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_full | Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_short | Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_sort | predictors of intestinal parasites among food handlers in goba town southeast ethiopia 2020 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3329237 |
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