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    PREVALENCE OF TYPHOID FEVER AND RELATED RISK FACTORS IN GUMER DISTRICT, GURAGE ZONE, CENTRAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA
    (HAWASSA UNIVERSITY, 2023-11) LAKE AYNU
    Typhoid fever (TF) continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries. . In Ethiopia, like any other sub-Saharan African country, the condition is worsened due to shortage of safe potable water and toilet access, low health education and overall high illiteracy level. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of TF and its asosated risk factors in Gumer District, Gurage zone, Central Ethiopia regional state, Ethiopia. In this health facilitybased cross-sectional study design, all patients attending Gumer District selected Health Center A structured questionnaire was administered to capture socio-demographic and other -related variables in association to the risk of TF. Blood samples collected, sera separated and tested by the slide agglutination (Widal) method were used. The required statistical analysis was done using SPSS software Pearson’s correlation. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to test the association between socio-demographic variables and seropositivity for salmonella antigens used with p-value ≤0.05 considered statistically significant. Out of 384 patients diagnosed 278 (72.4%) were TF seropositive the highest proportion (52 .6 %) of cases occurring among the age 16-31 years (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.259, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.227-4.161, p=0.009), males 172(80.4%) TF positive with (AOR 0.861, 95% CI 0.131- 1.72, p=0.000), lack of toilet 144 (37.5%) from this 202(52.6%) TF positive with (AOR 1.672, 95% CI 1.610-1.7100, p=0.000), and illiteracy 90(81.8%) TF positive with (AOR 2.756 95% CI 1.416-4.322, p= 0.004 uncooked vegetables 168(76.7%) with (AOR) 2.103 95% CI 1.213-3.171 p=0.029) were independent significant predictors of TF seropositivity. TF is a serious public health burden in the locality calling for scale-up of intervention strategies including provision of safe water supply, toilet coverage and health education. Residents should be sensitized on control of fly densities from their latrines, washing hands with soap and clean safe water after visiting the latrine and before preparing or eating food. They should also be sensitized on washing and/ or pealing fresh fruits before eating and how to treat water at home before drinking using cheap, simple and effective methods like filtration, boiling and using water treatment agents like aqua safe and water guard