A study of prevalence of worm infestation and associated risk factors among the school children of Dharan, Eastern Region of Nepal.
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-178392
ABSTRACT
Background:
Worm infestation has remained major zoonotic diseases in Nepal especially among children.Objectives:
To measure the prevalence of worm infestation and to identify risk factors associated with worm infestation among the school children of Dharan. Material andMethods:
A cross sectional study was conducted among school children of Dharan. Stratified random sampling method was applied to choose the schools and the study subjects. The Chi-square test was used to measure the association of risk factors and worm infestation.Results:
Overall prevalence of worm infestation among the school children was 11.3 percent. Taenia species was found very high (5.3%) in comparison to other worms i.e. Hookworm (2%), Ascaris lumbricoides (1.9%), Trichuris trichiura (1%), Hymenolepsis nana (0.7%) and Enterobius vermicularis (0.3%). No significant relationship was traced among the factors in the causation of worm infestation although slight indications present.Conclusions:
Overall prevalence of worm infestation among the school children has remained high.
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IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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