Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasites Salmonella And Shigella Associated Risk Factors And Antibiotics Susceptibility Pattern Of Isolates Amongfood Handlers In Addis Ababa Police Commission Camps Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Background:Diseases such as Salmonellosis,Shigella, and intestinal parasites remain a majorrnpublic health problem worldwide. The problem is especially acute in developing countries due tornthe personal hygiene and handling practices of food processors. Food handlers have been caughtrnby various pathogens and are being transmitted to the police. The purpose of this study was tornexamine the presence of intestinal parasites, Salmonella and Shigella, associated risk factors andrnant ibio t ics susceptibility pattern of iso lates among food handlers in Addis Ababa policerncommission camps, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.rnMethods:From February to May 2021, cross-section study were conducted in ten sub-cit iesrnselected by Addis Ababa Police Commission Camps. Social demographic data and fecal samplesrnwere collected from 247 study participants. Stool specimens were tested by wet mount andrnfloat at ion, and sedimentat ion with microscopic.The stoolculturewasdone onXylose LysinernDeoxycholate agar (XLD) and Deoxycholate citrate agar for(DCA) SalmonellaandShigellarnident ified on the biochemical tests(nutrient broth,KIA, Citrate, LIA, Urea, and Mot ilit y) and alsornSalmonella agglutinating test performed.Ant imicrobial suscept ibilit y test was doneon MullerrnHinton agar plates against ampicillin (10 μg), ceftriaxone (30 μg), chloramphenicol (30 μg), andrnciprofloxacin (5 μg). The Data were entered, coded and analyzedwith SPSS version 25.rnThernassociations between risk factor and intestinal parasite were tested using the Chi-square test. Prnvalues ≤ 0.05 were considered to indicate statistical Significance.rnResults:The majority of food handlers (83%) were young people aged less than 26,the mean agernof the respondents 22.7, standard division 5, and range 38. All the food handlers were women.rnOne hundred and forty-three (57.9%) food handlers were educated beyond pr imary school. Mostrn(54.3%) of food handlers were serve below one years. A 98.8% of the participants interviewedrnhad a toilet in the workplaceand wash their hands before serving and serving any food. Similarly,rnmost the respondents 179 (72.5%) said that when they suffer from diseases such as diarrhea, theyrndo not prepare food.Twenty-nine (11.74%) of the participants had intestinal parasites.rnEntamoebahistolytica/dipar was the most widespread parasite (5.7%) of those who providedrnstool samples. In addition, 1.6% (4/247) of the samples was positive for Salmonella. All o f thernSalmonella isolates were sensitive for gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, tetracycline, rnchloramphenicol, amoxicillin / clavulanic acid, ampicillin-sulbactam, Nacidixcacid, rncotrimoxazole, imipenem, and marocain and all isolates were resistant to antibiotics likernAmpicillin, Ceftazidime, Cefotaxime, and Cefuroxime.rnConclusions:rnWe conclude that the health problems in the study area areintest inal parasite and Salmonella. Tornaddress foodborne illness in Addis Ababa Police Commission Camps regular health educationrnand training programs among food handlers had requested to address.

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