@article{Al-Abd_Alharazi_Bamaga_2021, title={CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS AMONG DISPLACED PERSONS IN YEMEN}, volume={2}, url={https://ejua.net/index.php/EJUA-BA/article/view/88}, DOI={10.47372/ejua-ba.2021.1.88}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background:</strong> Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are considered major health concerns in developing countries especially among economically disadvantaged communities. Currently, there is a lack of information on the prevalence of IPIs among internally displaced persons in Yemen.</p> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> To determine the prevalence of IPIs among internally displaced person in Saber camp, Lahaj governorate, Yemen during May- November 2019.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional study was conducted among internally displaced person from the Saber camp.  samples of fresh stool were collected from the participants and examined by wet mount and formal-ether fecal concentration technique. Data were processed using the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS), version 25.0. The significant level set was p-value <0.05.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The study involved a sample of 350 participants. Overall, the study found that 156 (44.6%) of the participants were infected with at least one intestinal parasite. The most predominant parasite determined in this study was <em>Entamoeba histolytica/dispar</em> (24.6%) followed by <em>Giardia lamblia</em> (19.7%), <em>Hymenolepis nana</em> 7.1%, <em>Enterobius vermicularis</em> 0.90%, and <em>Strongyloides.stercoralis</em> 0.30%. The prevalence rate of parasitic infection in males was 55 (45.8%), whereas females were 101 (43.9 %). The association between intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and gender was found statistically insignificant (χ² = 0.118, P = 0.732, df = 1). The finding of the study showed that the prevalence rate was significantly different based on the age of respondents (χ² = 12.10 P = 0.033, df = 5) with the highest prevalence in the age group 1-9 years was 45.5%, where the lowest was 5.8 % in groups of respondents age between 40 to49 years.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: This study reveals an alarmingly high prevalence of IPIs (44.6 %) on IPIs infection among internally displaced person in Saber camp in Lahaj governorate, Yemen. Hence, there is a great need for improvement of sanitation and proper health education is required to reduce intestinal parasitic infection.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Electronic Journal of University of Aden for Basic and Applied Sciences}, author={Al-Abd, Nazeh and Alharazi, Talal and Bamaga, Omar A. A.}, year={2021}, month={Mar.}, pages={39–48} }