Intestinal parasites prevalence and related factors among school children in the rural area of central India

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-286

  Dambhare, D G ^a   Bharatnbe, M S ^a   Garg, B S ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hygiene education; Intestinal Parasites; Personal hygiene; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDIA; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INDIA; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS;

EID: 83055171548     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. World Health Organization (WHO): Control of Tropical Diseases. Geneva 1998.
2. Bundy DAP, de Silva NR (1998) Can we deworm this wormy world? Brit Med Bull; 54: 421-432. (Pubitemid 28342665)
3. Chakma T, Rao PV, Tiwary RS. Prevalence of anemia and worm infestation in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh. J Indian Med Assoc. 2000; 98: 567-670.
4. Mahajan M, Mathur M, Talwar R, Revathi G. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in East Delhi. Indian J Community Med 1993; 18: 177-180.
5. Ministery of Rural development. Government of India. Total Sanitation Campaign: Guidelines [Online]. 2004 [cited on 5 Nov. 2007]; Available from URL: http:// www.ddws.nic.in/NewTSCGuidelines.doc.
6. Climate and Rainfall in Wadha District [Online], [cited on 5 Nov. 2007]; Available from URL: http://wardha.nic.in/htmldocs/climat.asp.
7. World Health Organization (WHO). School based de-worming interventions: an overview. [Online]. 2004 [cited on 5 Nov. 2007]; Available from URL:http://portal.unesco.org/education.
8. Peruzzi S, Gorrini C, Piccolo G, Calderaro A, Dettori G, Chezzi C. Prevalence of intestinal parasites in the area of Parma during the year 2005. ActaBiomed2006; 77:147-151.
9. Chakma T, Rao PV, Tiwary RS. Prevalence of anaemia and worm infestation in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh. J Indian Med Assoc. 2000 Sep; 98(9): 567,570-1.
10. Sugunan AP, Murhekar MV, Sehgal SC. Intestinal parasitic infestation among different population groups of Andaman and Nicobar islands. J Commun Dis. 1996 Dec; 28(4): 253-9. (Pubitemid 126463549)
11. Chandrashekhar TS, Joshi HS, Gurung M, Subba SH, Rana MS and Shivananda PG. Prevalence and distribution of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kaski district, Western Nepal. Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research. 2005; 4(1): 78-82.
12. Ahmed AK, Malik B, Shaheen B, Yasmeen G, Dar JB, Mona AK, Gulab S, Ayub M. Frequency of intestinal parasitic infestation in children of 5-12 years of age in Abbottabad. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2003 Apr-Jun; 15(2): 28-30.
13. Lee KJ, Bae YT, Kim DH, Deung YK, Ryang YS, Kim HJ, Im KI and Yong TS. Status of intestinal parasites infection among primary school children in Kampongcham, Cambodia. Korean JParasitol. 2002; 40(3): 153-155.
14. Agi PI. Pattern of infection of intestinal parasites in Sagbama community of the Niger Delta, Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 1995; 14:39-42.
15. Koroosh MN. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestations in patients attending the Parasitology Laboratory in Shahrekord. Iran J Parasitol 1997; 11:131a.
16. Mascie-Taylor CG, Alam M, Montanari RM, Karim R, Ahmed T, Karim E, Akhtar S. A study of the cost effectiveness of selective health interventions for the control of intestinal parasites in rural Bangladesh. J Parasitol. 1999 Feb; 85(1): 6-11. (Pubitemid 29241874)
17. World Health Organization (WHO). Cambodia protects 75% of children against parasites, becoming first country to reach key target. [Online]. 2004 [cited on 13 July 2010]; Available from URL:http://www.who.int/mediacentre/re/ news/releases/2004.
18. Loevinsohn BP. Health education interventions in developing countries: A methodological review of published articles. International Journal of Epidemiology 1990; 9(4): 788-794.