Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based study
Background: In the world, helminthiasis is the major public health problem in school-age children. More than 60 million school-age children live in intensively transmitted areas and they need immediate treatment and preventive interventions. Methodology: The study was conducted in the rural governme...
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doaj-f44e03da7eb14df3b46a924eb1801efe2020-11-25T00:56:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632019-01-01861971197510.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_278_19Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based studyRohit DhakaRamesh VermaRaj KumarVinod ChayalKapil BhallaRanvir SinghGinni AgrawalGopal KumarBackground: In the world, helminthiasis is the major public health problem in school-age children. More than 60 million school-age children live in intensively transmitted areas and they need immediate treatment and preventive interventions. Methodology: The study was conducted in the rural government schools of Block Beri, District Jhajjar (Haryana), India, and the study was descriptive and cross-sectional in design. The study recruited 300 school-going children in the age group of 6–10 years. Results: In this study, the mean age of subjects was 7.68 ± 1.467 years and prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths was 28.7%. The association between practice of hand washing and practice of washing fruits and vegetables with helminthic children were found statistically significant. Conclusion and Recommendation: Impart health education among community through primary care physician about wash hands before eating food and after defecation, washed thoroughly raw and uncooked food before eating.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=6;spage=1971;epage=1975;aulast=DhakaAnemiahygieneinfectionpreventionworm |
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Rohit Dhaka Ramesh Verma Raj Kumar Vinod Chayal Kapil Bhalla Ranvir Singh Ginni Agrawal Gopal Kumar Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based study Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Anemia hygiene infection prevention worm |
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Rohit Dhaka Ramesh Verma Raj Kumar Vinod Chayal Kapil Bhalla Ranvir Singh Ginni Agrawal Gopal Kumar |
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Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based study |
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Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based study |
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Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based study |
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Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based study |
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Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based study |
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pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of haryana: a school-based study |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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2249-4863 |
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2019-01-01 |
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Background: In the world, helminthiasis is the major public health problem in school-age children. More than 60 million school-age children live in intensively transmitted areas and they need immediate treatment and preventive interventions. Methodology: The study was conducted in the rural government schools of Block Beri, District Jhajjar (Haryana), India, and the study was descriptive and cross-sectional in design. The study recruited 300 school-going children in the age group of 6–10 years. Results: In this study, the mean age of subjects was 7.68 ± 1.467 years and prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths was 28.7%. The association between practice of hand washing and practice of washing fruits and vegetables with helminthic children were found statistically significant. Conclusion and Recommendation: Impart health education among community through primary care physician about wash hands before eating food and after defecation, washed thoroughly raw and uncooked food before eating. |
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Anemia hygiene infection prevention worm |
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http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=6;spage=1971;epage=1975;aulast=Dhaka |
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