Prevalence of giardia lambela infecton for the past three years (2011 – 2013 e.c ) among jimma unversity main campus students

Abstract

The study Wes conducted in Jimma University student clinic to asses the prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection from 2003 E.C to 2005 E.C . The objective of this study was to determine the overall prevalence of Giardia lamblia for last three years I’e. From 2003 E.C 2005 EC from the secondary data registered in Jimma a University student clinic Jimma town, western Ethiopia from Feb to May 2014. The data was collected from patient cards documented in the Clinic and the collected data was analyzed using tables and descriptive methods table. Among the total of 847 patients. 727 (85.36 %) were males and the rest 124 (24.64 %) were females. The age group 20- 22 were more vulnerable Frequency of Giardia lamblia disease was registered in 2013, 361 (42 .62% ). The prevalence infection this disease is avoids homosexuals, avoiding consuming of un cooked food and contamination of water Key word ;- cyst , Food ,Giardia , prevalence , Trophozite and water