01827nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653001400081653002500095653002000120653000800140653001600148653002000164653001300184100001400197700001200211700001400223700001200237700001300249245014500262856007800407300000800485490000700493520103500500022001401535       2018                            d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aHelminths10aMother’s education10aOpen defecation10aSTH10aSchistosoma10aschistosomiasis10aEthiopia1 aTeshale T1 aBelay S1 aTadesse D1 aAwala A1 aTeklay G00aPrevalence of intestinal helminths and associated factors among school children of Medebay Zana wereda; North Western Tigray, Ethiopia 2017.  uhttps://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13104-018-3556-6  a4440 v113 a<p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>To assess the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections and associated factors among primary school children of Medebay Zana wereda, a northwestern zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia from March to April 2017.</p>

<p><strong>RESULT: </strong>The prevalence of intestinal helminths was 12.7%. The highest prevalence of intestinal helminth infections was observed in the age group of 11-14&nbsp;years old and the most prevalent helminths species were Schistosoma mansoni. Mothers' level of education [AOR = 0.27 [0.13-0.58]], place of defecation [AOR = 2.63, 95% CI 1.14-6.02]], hand wash before meals [AOR = 9.0, 95% CI 3.72-21.74]], hand wash after defecation [AOR = 5.77 [1.78-18.63]] and eating unwashed vegetables [AOR = 5.67 [2.19-14.73]] were associated with higher risk of having intestinal helminths detected in stool. In the study area the risk of detecting intestinal helminths in their stool were more associated the improper personal hygiene of the children.</p>
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