Abstract

Kiki-Barro PCM*, Angora EK, Konaté A, Kassi FK, Vanga-Bosson H, Bedia-Tanoh AV, Djohan V, Yavo W and Menan EIH

Intestinal parasitic infection epidemiology in the Ivorian prisons is little documented. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasites carriage at MACA. This cross-sectional study (January to July 2013) was carried out among 300 inmates aged 16 – 84 years. Single stool samples were collected and analyzed using the direct examination, the Kato-Katz and Baermann techniques. The overall prevalence of parasitic intestinal infections prevalence was 69.3%, (95%CI = 63.9 – 74.4). Regarding the intestinal protozoa, amoebas Entamœba coli-(54.0%) and Endolimax nana (6.0%) were the most encountered. Giardia intestinalis (1.4%) was the only flagellated found. Among helminths, hookworms (6.0%) was the predominant parasites, followed by Ascaris lumbricoides (3.0%), Trichuristrichiura, (3.0%) and Strongyloïdesstercoralis, (0.7%). Prisoners under 45 years old (OR=2.2, 95%CI=1.2-4.3), illiterate inmates (OR=5.8, 95%CI=3.1-10.5), duration of incarceration (OR=5.6, 95%CI=3.2-9.9) were significant risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among prisoners in MACA. This study urges the setting up of a program to fight against the intestinal parasitic infections in the Ivorian prisons.