Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Human Intestinal Protozoan Parasitic Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

摘要: Background. Human intestinal protozoan parasitic infections (HIPPIs) are a series of public health problems in developing countries like Ethiopia. The overall prevalence HIPPIs Ethiopia is not known. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis study aimed at determining the Methods. Articles written English were searched from online databases. Searching terms used “prevalence,” “intestinal parasite,” “associated factors,” “Ethiopia.” We Stata version 14 for Cochran’s test statistics heterogeneity. Result. A total 286 articles reviewed, but only 45 them fulfilled inclusion criteria. pooled was 25.01% (95% CI: 20.08%-29.95%) where Entamoeba histolytica/dispar most prevalent (14.09%, 95% 11.03%-17.14%) followed by Giardia lamblia (10.03%, 7.69%-12.38%) Cryptosporidium spp. (5.93%, 2.95%-8.91%). This showed that family size (OR: 3.7, 1.45-5.85), source drinking water 3.33, 1.30-5.36), open field defecation 2.91, 1.60-4.21), handwashing habit 2.82, 2.01-3.63), playing with soil 2.15, 1.01-3.29), eating raw vegetables 1.77, 1.03-2.51), fingernail trimming 1.70, 0.89-2.25) strongly associated High heterogeneity on observed among studies within regions ( ). Conclusion. significantly high Ethiopian population. Family size, water, defecation, habit, vegetables, habits HIPPIs.