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Neonatal brain abnormalities and brain volumes associated with goal setting outcomes in very preterm 13-year-olds
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intestinal parasitic infection still common ethiopia periodic evaluation current status human intestinal parasitic infections hipis prerequisite controlling health threats study aimed assessing prevalence determinant factors hipis among elementary schoolage children merawi town schoolbased crosssectional study design used among 403 children direct wet mount method used diagnose stool samples sociodemographic behavioral characteristics respondents collected using structured questionnaires data analyzed using chisquare test logistic regression 403 students overall prevalence hipis 173 429 magnitudes single double infections 397 32 respectively seventytwo 179 positive entamoeba histolytica 63 154 giardia lamblia 28 96 ascaris lumbricoides 22 69 hookworm 1 02 schistosoma mansoni prevalence intestinal parasites high age group 611 years compared age groups following risk factors associated hipis groups aging 6 11 aor 9581 95 ci 053117498 p 0008 aging 12 18 aor 3047 95 ci 00551828 p 0008 washing hands defecation aor 3683 95 ci 15778598 p 0003 regularly washing hands defecation aor 2417 95 ci 12244774 p 0003 dirty fingernails aor 2639 95 ci 13885020 p 0003 wearing shoes aor 2779 95 ci 12676096 p 0011 rural residence aor 66 95 ci 0060351 p 00001 family size greater equal five aor 2160 95 ci 11793956 p 0013 prevalence hipis among elementary school children merawi town high thus need intensive health education behavioral changes related personal hygiene mass treatment effective control hipis study area