Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among Libbefana Kindergarten Children In Kirkos Sub City Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Background: Intestinal protozoan and helminthic parasitic infections are still one of the major health concerns in developing countries. Monitoring of intestinal protozoan and helminthic infection and associated risk factors are essential for intervention strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among and associated risk factors among Libbefana Kindergarten children at Kirkos sub city, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia rnObjectives: to assess the major protozoan and helminthic parasite species and determine their prevalence rate of protozoan and helminthic parasite in preschool children in Libbefana kindergarten School, Addis Ababa during Oct. 2017- June. 2018. rnMethods: facility based cross-sectional study was conducted among preschool children students at Libbefana kindergarten children Kirkos sub city from October 2017 to June 2018. Three hundred twenty three participants were involved in the study by providing stool specimens and detailed personal information. Fresh stool samples were collected from each preschool child and processed by wet mount and formal-ether fecal concentration technique. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 statistical software and p value

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