Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasites Associated Factors And Parental Knowledge Attitude And Practices Among Under Five Years Old Children With Diarrhea At Federal Police Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Background: Intestinal parasites are one of the most neglected and major public healthproblemsrnparticularly among under five children who have diarrhea in developing countries like Ethiopia.rnHowever, few Studies have been conducted in Ethiopia on prevalent intestinal, associated factorsrnand Parental KAPs amongunder fivechildren with diarrhea.rnObjectives: To determine Prevalence of intestinal parasites associated factors and parentalrnknowledge, attitude and practices among children who have diarrhea at Federal Police Hospital,rnAddis Ababa, Ethiopia.rnMethods:This study wasconducted from February, 2020to October, 2020 at Federal policernHospital. Stool samples were collected with clean collection cup from 337 children sufferingrnfrom Diarrhea.Soci-demographic data was obtained by interviewing each child’s parents orrnguardians. Stool samples were collected from each study participant and examined by direct wetmountrnmicroscopy, formalin-ether sedimentation and modified Ziehl Neelsen techniques. Allrndata analysis was performed using SPSS. Binary logistic regression analysis with enter methodrncalculating odds ratios (OR)and 95% confidence intervals. Statistical significance was set at Pvalue

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