Zeleke Mekonnen|Selima Meka|Ahmed Zeynudin|Sultan Suleman
Schistosoma mansoni infection and undernutrition among school age children in Fincha’a sugar estate, rural part of West Ethiopia
Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University
parasitic infection like schistosomiasis known exert negative effect nutritional status schoolaged children however studies associating parasitic infections undernutrition scarce thus study primarily document association schistosoma mansoni infection undernutrition among schoolaged children rural setting finchaa sugar estate ethiopia crosssectional study conducted total 453 schoolaged children 518 years stool specimen collected examined using standard katokatz technique childrens heightforage zscore haz body mass indexforage z score baz determined zscores nutritional index compared child growth standards reference values children considered stunted wasted haz baz falls 2 standard deviations respectively overall prevalence schistosoma mansoni infection 532 total school children examined 115 132 stunted wasted respectively multivariate logistic regression analysis done determine relationship schistosoma mansoni infection nutritional status controlling factors accordingly stunting significantly associated wasting negatively associated schistosoma mansoni infection paternal occupation best predictor stunting wasting unemployed fathers 428 95 ci 213 863 p 0001 383 95 ci 189 779 p 0001 chance stunted wasted children respectively schistosoma mansoni infection highly prevalent study area high prevalence wasting moderate level stunting among study subjects study area indicate affected infection undernutrition therefore regular preventive chemotherapy mansoni control measures recommended moreover possibilities synchronized nutritional rehabilitation creation employment opportunities families looked