Intestinal parasitic infections and risk factors among the population in Cambodia
https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.39.4.009
- Author:
La, N.
1
;
Leng, M.
1
;
Rattanapitoon, N.K.
1
;
Pechdee, P.
1
,
2
;
Boonsuya, A.
1
;
Arunsan, P.
1
,
2
;
Rattanapitoon, S.K.
1
,
3
Author Information
1. Parasitic Disease Research Center, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand&
2. Institution of Research and Development, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
3. Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs);
formalin ethyl-acetate concentration technique (FECT);
Cambodia;
prevalence;
Kratie Province and Phnom Penh
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2022;39(No.4):539-546
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Many species of helminths and protozoa caused intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs). It belongs to
neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and remains a major public health problem in several Southeast
Asian countries. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of IPIs and associated risk factors
among the population in Kratie Province in northeastern Cambodia and Phnom Penh is the capital
that locates in southern Cambodia. Fecal specimens (n=366) were collected in 10 villages in Kratie
Province and Phnom Penh from 2019 to 2021. They were processed using the formalin ethyl-acetate
concentration technique (FECT) to investigate parasites at egg and cyst stages and then examined
under a light microscope. The results revealed that the prevalence of IPIs among the population in
Kratie Province (n=317) and Phnom Penh (n=49) was 16.12% (n=59); of Kratie Province (n=50, 13.66%)
and Phnom Penh (n=9, 2.46%), 12.02% (n=44) were helminths and 4.10% (n=15) were protozoa. The
parasitic infection rate was higher in males (9.02%) than in females (7.10%) and more likely to be
due to helminths (7.38%) than protozoa (1.64%). Prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini was the highest
(5.74%), followed by those of Entamoeba coli (4.10%), hookworm (3.83%), Ascaris lumbricoides
(1.10%), Hymenolepis nana (1.09%), Taenia spp. (0.54%), Trichuris trichiura (0.55%), and Enterobius
vermicularis (0.27%), respectively. Moreover, O. viverrini infection was the most common infection in
the >20-year age group in Kratie Province. In addition, the bivariate and multivariate analyses showed
that the association between gender. Gender was a significant risk factor positively associated with
O. viverrini and hookworm infections (ORadj=0.318, 95% CI=0.122-0.8270, P=0.019 and ORadj=0.085,
95% CI=0.017-0.436, P=0.003, respectively). In conclusion, the IPIs were highly prevalent, especially O.
viverrini and hookworm infections, among the population in Cambodia. These IPIs impact the public
health burden but can be prevented by education regarding good sanitary practices in this community.
- Full text:8.2022my1374.pdf
