Evaluation of the effectiveness of deworming and participatory hygiene education strategy in controlling anemia among children aged 6-15 years in Gadagau community, Giwa LGA, Kaduna, Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-12

  Sufiyan, M ^a   Sabitu, K ^a   Mande, A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anemia; children; deworming; effectiveness; evaluation; participatory hygiene education

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OOCYTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL HYGIENE; WORM EXPULSION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBENDAZOLE; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; NIGERIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951971296     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.76561     Document Type: Article

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