Parasitosis: a study among Nepali children in the district of Darjeeling.
J Indian Med Assoc
;
2004 Jul; 102(7): 349-52
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-103565
ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study carried out among 370 school-going children of the Nepali community, aged 5-10 years, in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district revealed the prevalence of parasitic infestation to be 51.4 per cent of which 28.2% and 23.2% had single and multiple parasitism respectively. In the group of single parasitism, A. lumbricoides was the commonest infestation (31.73%) and in multiple parasitisms, A. lumbricoides and T. Trichiura combination was found to be the most prevalent (36.05%). A significant statistical association was observed in the decrease of worm infestation rate among children with the increasing educational status of their mothers. The study also revealed that 19.73% and 18.91% of the mothers had no knowledge about mode of transmission and prevention of worm infestation respectively.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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India
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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