Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study
Due to the high prevalence and diversity of clinical manifestations, intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) represent a public health problem. The objective of the work was to determine the prevalence of IPIs among army recruits at a practice and training center in southern Mozambique. Sociodemograp...
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| description | Due to the high prevalence and diversity of clinical manifestations, intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) represent a public health problem. The objective of the work was to determine the prevalence of IPIs among army recruits at a practice and training center in southern Mozambique. Sociodemographic information was obtained through semi-structured interviews. Single urine and stool samples were collected from 362 recruits. Parasite diagnosis was made by filtration, formaldehyde-ether and Kato-Katz techniques. Positive individuals underwent abdominal ultrasound. Then, descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations were performed, and <i>p</i>-values < 0.05 were considered significant. The prevalence of infection with at least one parasite was 25.1% (95% CI: 20.5–29.6; n = 91). The most common parasites were <i>Entamoeba coli</i> (10.7%; 95% CI: 7.4–13.7; n = 37) and <i>Trichuris trichiura</i> (6.1%; 95% CI: 4.6–9.9; n = 25). Parasitic infection was associated with the origin of the participant (<i>p</i>-value < 0.001), and the province of Sofala had the highest prevalence among the provinces studied (70.6%; 95% CI: 47.0–87.8; 12/17). Since oral fecal transmission occurs for several parasites, routine screening and deworming prior to enrollment at the army training center is recommended to reduce transmission of intestinal parasites among recruits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-316ca2299265483c88c53302c1b0cfa82023-11-19T12:22:06ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172023-08-01129110510.3390/pathogens12091105Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional StudyVerónica Casmo0Sérgio Chicumbe1Rosa Chambisse2Rassul Nalá3Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) EN1, Bairro da Vila-Parcela n 3943, Distrito de Marracuene, Maputo C.P. 264, MozambiqueInstituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) EN1, Bairro da Vila-Parcela n 3943, Distrito de Marracuene, Maputo C.P. 264, MozambiqueNational Directorate of Military Health, Maputo C.P. 3216, MozambiqueInstituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) EN1, Bairro da Vila-Parcela n 3943, Distrito de Marracuene, Maputo C.P. 264, MozambiqueDue to the high prevalence and diversity of clinical manifestations, intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) represent a public health problem. The objective of the work was to determine the prevalence of IPIs among army recruits at a practice and training center in southern Mozambique. Sociodemographic information was obtained through semi-structured interviews. Single urine and stool samples were collected from 362 recruits. Parasite diagnosis was made by filtration, formaldehyde-ether and Kato-Katz techniques. Positive individuals underwent abdominal ultrasound. Then, descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations were performed, and <i>p</i>-values < 0.05 were considered significant. The prevalence of infection with at least one parasite was 25.1% (95% CI: 20.5–29.6; n = 91). The most common parasites were <i>Entamoeba coli</i> (10.7%; 95% CI: 7.4–13.7; n = 37) and <i>Trichuris trichiura</i> (6.1%; 95% CI: 4.6–9.9; n = 25). Parasitic infection was associated with the origin of the participant (<i>p</i>-value < 0.001), and the province of Sofala had the highest prevalence among the provinces studied (70.6%; 95% CI: 47.0–87.8; 12/17). Since oral fecal transmission occurs for several parasites, routine screening and deworming prior to enrollment at the army training center is recommended to reduce transmission of intestinal parasites among recruits.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/9/1105intestinal parasitesarmyrecruitsMozambique |
| spellingShingle | Verónica Casmo Sérgio Chicumbe Rosa Chambisse Rassul Nalá Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study Pathogens intestinal parasites army recruits Mozambique |
| title | Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Regional Differences in Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Army Recruits in a Southern Mozambique Training Center: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | regional differences in intestinal parasitic infections among army recruits in a southern mozambique training center a cross sectional study |
| topic | intestinal parasites army recruits Mozambique |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/9/1105 |
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