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Current status of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among primary school children in Birbir town, Southern Ethiopia

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3879-5

Published Online: 2019-03-19

Published Print: 2019-12

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Alemu, Getaneh

Abossie, Ashenafi

Yohannes, Zerihun
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Received: 5 December 2018

Accepted: 5 March 2019

First Online: 19 March 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethical approval for the research was granted by research review board of Arba Minch University. Permission letters were obtained from Birbir woreda education and health offices. Assent letter with detail explanation about the study was sent via children to parents/care givers to be signed. In addition, verbal consent was obtained from all participating children. Children, who were infected with intestinal parasites, were treated after communicating with local health offices.

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