Association between the socioeconomic determinants and soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-going children in a rural area of Haryana.
Bitot's spot
children
helminthes
hygiene
infection
Journal
Journal of family medicine and primary care
ISSN: 2249-4863
Titre abrégé: J Family Med Prim Care
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101610082
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2020
Jul 2020
Historique:
received:
14
03
2020
revised:
25
04
2020
accepted:
19
05
2020
entrez:
26
10
2020
pubmed:
27
10
2020
medline:
27
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
WHO indicates that India has the highest burden of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in the world, contributing to 25% of the total global cases, with 220 million children aged 1-14 estimated to be at risk. To study the association between the socioeconomic factors and STHs among primary school children in a rural area of Haryana. The study was conducted among children aged 6-10 years studying in the rural government primary schools in the rural areas of Haryana. A total of 300 children were enrolled from government school. The study found that the prevalence of helminthiasis was 28.7% (86/300) and of these 14.0% children were infected with The morbidity can be reduced with appropriate inputs to improve the environmental factors. This may need investment for sanitary latrines, food hygiene, and safe drinking water, anti-helminthic drugs, and health education. The results of the study concluded and recommended that proper implementation of national deworming day and other long-term strategies like sanitation, clean drinking water, adequate sanitation, and also improvement in nutritional status through various nutritional health programmes.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
WHO indicates that India has the highest burden of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in the world, contributing to 25% of the total global cases, with 220 million children aged 1-14 estimated to be at risk.
AIM AND OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To study the association between the socioeconomic factors and STHs among primary school children in a rural area of Haryana.
METHODOLOGY
METHODS
The study was conducted among children aged 6-10 years studying in the rural government primary schools in the rural areas of Haryana. A total of 300 children were enrolled from government school.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The study found that the prevalence of helminthiasis was 28.7% (86/300) and of these 14.0% children were infected with
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
The morbidity can be reduced with appropriate inputs to improve the environmental factors. This may need investment for sanitary latrines, food hygiene, and safe drinking water, anti-helminthic drugs, and health education.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The results of the study concluded and recommended that proper implementation of national deworming day and other long-term strategies like sanitation, clean drinking water, adequate sanitation, and also improvement in nutritional status through various nutritional health programmes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33102355
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_383_20
pii: JFMPC-9-3712
pmc: PMC7567293
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
3712-3715Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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