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The Incidence, Intensity, and Risk Factors for Soil Transmissible Helminthes Infections among Waste Handlers in a Large Coastal Periurban Settlement in Southern Ghana.

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العنوان: The Incidence, Intensity, and Risk Factors for Soil Transmissible Helminthes Infections among Waste Handlers in a Large Coastal Periurban Settlement in Southern Ghana.
المؤلفون: Kretchy JP; Department of Physician Assistantship Studies, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Central University, Miotso, Accra, Ghana.; Department of Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Dzodzomenyo M; Department of Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Ayi I; Department of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Dwomoh D; Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Agyabeng K; Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Konradsen F; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Dalsgaard A; Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
المصدر: Journal of environmental and public health [J Environ Public Health] 2021 Mar 01; Vol. 2021, pp. 5205793. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 01 (Print Publication: 2021).
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Hindawi Pub. Corp Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101516361 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1687-9813 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16879805 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Environ Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: New York, NY : Hindawi Pub. Corp., [2009]-[2024]
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Helminthiasis*/epidemiology , Soil*, Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Feces ; Female ; Ghana/epidemiology ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Prevalence ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Factors
مستخلص: Soil-transmissible helminthes (STH) infections are among the most common sanitation-related public health problems in poor periurban settlements of tropical regions of low- and middle-income countries. In Ghana, research studies documenting the incidence rate, intensity, and occupational risk factors of STH infections among adults are scanty. A prospective cohort study of 261 waste handlers was conducted to investigate this. Stool samples were collected after 90 and 180 days of treatment with albendazole (400 mg per dose). The geometric mean intensity of STH among waste handlers after 180 days of treatment was 2.8 eggs/gram (light intensity), with an incidence rate of 1.5%. The proportion of waste handlers with light intensity STH infections was 4.8%. The odds of STH infection among female waste handlers were 80% lower when compared with male waste handlers (aOR = 0.2; 95% CI: 0.0-0.8). Waste handlers who used rubber gloves when working were 80% (aOR = 0.2: 95% CI: 0.2-1.9) protected from STH infections compared with those who did not use gloves. Infections with STH among the 261 waste handlers significantly correlated with the type of waste handling activities (LR χ 2  = 15.3; p =0.033) with the highest proportion of infection found among transporters, 2 (40%). Waste handlers should receive periodic antihelminthic treatment, at least once every six months, practice adequate hand hygiene, and use suitable personal protective equipment during work.
Competing Interests: JPK was a Doctoral Fellow on the Sustainable Sanitation (SUSA) Ghana project implemented by the University of Ghana, Legon, and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Main interest is environmental and occupational health. JPK now holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Public Health and is a Senior Lecturer at Central University, Ghana. MD is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biological, Environmental, and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon. Main interest is environment and occupational health. IA is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of Parasitology Department of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon. Main interest is diagnostic parasitology. DD is a Lecturer and Biostatistician at the University of Ghana School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics. KA is a Research Assistant at the University of Ghana School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics. FK is a Professor of Microbiology and International Health and Director of the Copenhagen School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. FK was the Principal Investigator of the SUSA Ghana project. Main interest is global health. AD is a Professor in Veterinary Public Health at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and a Visiting Professor at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His main interests are zoonotic diseases, food safety, and public health. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2021 James-Paul Kretchy et al.)
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المشرفين على المادة: 0 (Soil)
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20210329 Date Completed: 20211025 Latest Revision: 20211025
رمز التحديث: 20221213
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC7949191
DOI: 10.1155/2021/5205793
PMID: 33777151
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1687-9813
DOI:10.1155/2021/5205793