Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Patients Who Attended Tikur Anbessa University Hospitalethiopiaa 5-year Retrospective Study.

Background: Intestinal parasitic infections cause serious public health problems in Ethiopia. Theyrnare prevalent in populations with low socio-economic status, overcrowding and poor hygiene.rnObjective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infectionsrnamong patients who had attended Tikur Anbessa University Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.rnMethods: This retrospective study was conducted using Hospital data obtained from the MedicalrnParasitology unit in Tikur Anbessa University Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from April to Junern2011. Patients with complete age, sex and stool parasite examination records on the parasitologyrnregistration book were included. Data was entered, cleaned and analysed using the SPSS, version 16.0rnstatistical package. Chi-square test (χ2) was used to identify associations between the variables usingrnp

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