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Magnitude of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among food handlers working at Woldia University student’s cafeteria, Northeastern Ethiopia: an institution based cross-sectional study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4777-z

Published Online: 2019-11-08

Published Print: 2019-12

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Alemnew, Birhan

Belay, Yalemzewud

Demis, Asmamaw https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4127-8642
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Article History

Received: 30 July 2019

Accepted: 1 November 2019

First Online: 8 November 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethical approval was obtained from Woldia University Institutional Review Board (WDU/IRB). All the study participants were informed about the purpose of the study, their right to refuse. The participants enrolled in the study were informed about the study objectives, expected outcomes, benefits and the risks associated with it. The tool had attached consent form. Written consent was taken from the participants before the interview. In this study there were no respondents less than 16 years old as a result, permission was obtained directly from food handlers. Confidentiality was ensured by anonymizing the respondents’ name. Food handlers who have found to be positive for intestinal parasite were treated.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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