Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in school children in Bijapur, Karnataka
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Intestinal parasitic infections continue to be a major health problem in children in developing countries The present study attempted to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in primary school children aged 813 years in a primary school It was a crosssectional study including 58 primary school children out of which 35 were boys and 23 were females Out of the 58 subjects examined 6 11 had intestinal parasite infection The prevalence of infection was maximum in the age group of 1011 years followed by almost equal prevalence in age group of 89 years and 1213 years Among the parasites the prevalence of ascaris lumbricoides was highest 83 followed by hymenolepsis nana 16 The prevalence of parasitic infestation was seen higher in those who consumed untreated water and in those who had open sanitary habits Health education regarding hygienic practices in the school at primary levels can have significant effect in prevention of intestinal parasites infection among the childrenKeywords Parasitic infection Open sanitation Treated water Ascaris
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Jannatbi Iti, Farooq
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