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: Received: 28 December 2023 / Approved: 28 December 2023 / Online: 29 December 2023 (10:22:39 CET)
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Reddy, A.; Sagar, K.; Gupta, P.K.; Karuna, T. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among the Households of Migrant Construction Workers at Bhopal. Preprints2023, 2023122217. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2217.v1
Reddy, A.; Sagar, K.; Gupta, P.K.; Karuna, T. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among the Households of Migrant Construction Workers at Bhopal. Preprints 2023, 2023122217. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2217.v1
Reddy, A.; Sagar, K.; Gupta, P.K.; Karuna, T. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among the Households of Migrant Construction Workers at Bhopal. Preprints2023, 2023122217. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2217.v1
APA Style
Reddy, A., Sagar, K., Gupta, P.K., & Karuna, T. (2023). Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among the Households of Migrant Construction Workers at Bhopal. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2217.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Reddy, A., Pradeep Kumar Gupta and Tadepalli Karuna. 2023 "Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among the Households of Migrant Construction Workers at Bhopal" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2217.v1
Abstract
Intestinal Parasitic infections are one of the most common infections in tropics. There is paucity of data on prevalence of intestinal parasite infections among migrant construction workers and their house holds so this study was taken up. A cross sectional study was conducted for eight months with an aim to determine the prevalence and assess the associated risk factors among the households of migrant construction workers at AIIMS Bhopal. A semi-structured interview questionnaire survey was conducted prior to collection of stool samples. Each stool sample was examined macroscopically followed by occult blood testing. Wet mount observation was followed by modified acid fast staining and formal ether sedimentation. Recruits with pathogenic parasites in any of the three samples were considered positive and treated as per the national guidelines for age, drug and dose by clinical consultation. 361 participants were recruited. 122/361 (33.8%) were between 21 to 30 years. 55.2% females, 47.4% had occupation of digging soil, 93.1% practiced open field defecation. 36.9% (133/361) was the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection. 88.7% monoinfection, E.histolytica/dispar (41%) and H.nana( 10.2%) were most prevalent parasites. 26.7%) was commonest. 11.28%coinfection, G. intestinalis with A. duodenale (26.7%) was commonest. In our study only hand washing was independent predictor having Odds Ratio of 3.6 with confidence interval 1.00-13.00(those who don’t wash hands before meals are 3.6 times more likely to develop infection). Only few studies address migrant construction workers, their nomadic behaviour makes them vulnerable for intestinal parasitic infections and not benefitting from prevention programmes as deworming programme.
Keywords
Ancyclostoma duodenale, Ascaris lumbricoides, Construction workers, Entamoeba spp, Giardia intestinalis, Hymenolepis nana, Intestinal parasites, Migrant workers; Open field defecation, Soil transmitted helminths
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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