Caroline J Arnbjerg, Emmanuel Musoni-Rwililiza, Nelly Umulisa Rurangwa, Maja Grønlund Bendtsen, Chantal Murekatete, Darius Gishoma, Jessica Carlsson, Per Kallestrup
Effectiveness of structured group psychoeducation for people with bipolar disorder in Rwanda: A randomized open-label superiority trial
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background intestinal parasitic infections ipis common problems pregnancy adverse outcomes including low birth weight prenatal mortality burden parasitic infections impacts high among pregnant women developing countries like ethiopia therefore study aimed assess burden associated factors parasitic infections methods facilitybased crosssectional study conducted among 365 randomly selected women attending antenatal clinic five selected health facilities data collected pretested questionnaire stool specimens collected clean plastic containers combination direct microscopy formolether concentration technique used soon specimen collected data entry analysed descriptive logistic regression models spss v23 result declared statistically significant p 005 results overall prevalence ipi 161 459 frequently identified parasites ascaris lumbricoides 279 schistosoma species 137 trichuris trichiura 51 hookworm 48 taenia species 14 ipis associated women formal education aor219 95 ci 105457 elementary school education aor190 95 ci 111327 compared high school educated monthly income less 1920 ethiopian birr aor206 95 ci 128331 sharing latrine neighbours aor183 95 ci 114293 using lake water washing clothes aor224 95 ci 134374 habit eating raw vegetables aor226 95 ci 130392 associated ipi compared counterparts conclusions nearly half pregnant women infected ips health facilities clinicians need focus prevention ipis early diagnosis treating lake water use promote proper latrine utilization provision pertinent health education part antenatal care service important minimize impact ipis pregnant women child