Undernutrition, intestinal parasitic infection and associated risk factors among selected primary school children in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Abstract

According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1.5 billion peoples are infected with soil-transmitted helminthes and 870 million children are living in areas where parasitic worm infection is endemic[3]. [...]information on the nutritional status, intestinal parasitic infection and associated risk factors among school children in the study area is lacking. [...]this study aimed to assess the nutritional status, prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection, and their associated risk factors among first cycle primary school children in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. [...]the numbers of students involved in WAZ assessment were less than students participated in HAZ and BAZ assessment. [...]mother education, hand washing habit, undernutrition and finger cleanness of students were associated with parasitic infection. [...]concerted efforts are needed to address the risk factors of intestinal parasitic infection and undernutrition.