肠道寄生虫感染和相关的行为风险因素在尼泊尔布特瓦尔的一个占用者社区:试点研究
Shristi Bhandari1, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli1,2, Pitambar Dhakal1
1Central Department of Zoology Tribhuvan University Kathmandu Nepal.
Health science reports
|February 18, 2025
概括
肠道寄生虫感染 (IPI) 在尼泊尔很常见.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 寄生虫学的寄生虫学
背景情况:
- 肠道寄生虫感染 (IPIs) 是一个重大的全球健康挑战,不成比例地影响低收入国家.
- 尼泊尔的城市化导致了民社区的增长,由于生活条件,他们经常面临更高的健康负担.
- 这些社区面临着像IPI这样的疾病的独特风险.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定肠道寄生虫感染 (IPI) 在尼泊尔布特瓦尔的一个非法占用社区的流行率.
- 在这个脆弱的城市人口中确定与IPI相关的关键风险因素.
- 为有针对性的公共卫生干预提供信息.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项横截面研究,对来自布特瓦尔 squatter社区的170名参与者进行了研究.
- 人口统计,社会经济地位和行为数据采用问卷和采访收集.
- 用直接湿和度技术,分析了便样本的寄生虫卵和卵囊.
主要成果:
- 肠道寄生虫的总体患病率为28.8%,虫 (24.7%) 比原生动物 (5.3%) 更常见.
- Ascaris lumbricoides是最常见的虫 (21.2%),其次是Trichuris trichiura (2.9%).
- 多变量分析表明,每周不修剪指甲是寄生虫感染的重要危险因素.
结论:
- 这项研究强调了布特瓦尔民社区中IPI的严重负担,与不适当的卫生习惯有关.
- 不良的卫生行为,如不经常修剪指甲和露天排便,有助于寄生虫的传播.
- 建议重点关注手指和指甲卫生的健康教育,以减少城市化地区的寄生虫负担.
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