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| Title |
Soil-transmitted helminth infections, anemia and undernutrition among schoolchildren in Yirgacheffee, South Ethiopia
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-018-3679-9 |
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| Authors |
Eshetu Molla, Hassen Mamo |
| Abstract |
Current data on soil-transmitted helminth infections, anemia and malnutrition that are largely neglected is vital to the control and management of them in a specific setting. This study was, therefore, aimed at determining the status of the three health concerns in one of the high-risk groups, schoolchildren, in South Ethiopia. Among the 443 sampled schoolchildren, 54% were infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and 15.4% of them had anaemia, while the prevalence rate of undernutrition was 28.9%. Species-wise, prevalence of STH infections was 21.7, 16.7, 7.2 and 8.4% for Ascaris lumbricoides, the hookworms, Trichuris trichiura and mixed infections, respectively. Untreated drinking water, high frequency of sucking fingernails and open defecation were significantly associated with risk of getting STH infections. Child positivity for STH infection didn't show any significant association with undernutrition of the children. Anaemia was significantly correlated with hookworm (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.15, 4.86), A. lumbricoides (AOR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.13, 3.01) and polyparasitism (AOR = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.04, 2.64). In addition, children with heavy intensities of hookworm infections and those undernourished were more likely to suffer from anaemia with P = 0.001 and P = 0.007, respectively. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 186 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 186 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 9% |
| Researcher | 13 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 11 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 13% |
| Unknown | 81 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 14 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 10% |
| Unknown | 85 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 January 2019.
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#7,511,089
of 23,083,773 outputs
Outputs from BMC Research Notes
#1,228
of 4,286 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#128,758
of 330,791 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#31
of 140 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,083,773 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 67th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 4,286 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.6. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 70% of its peers.
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