Household caregivers' knowledge and control of helminthiasis in preschool children in a rural community of Enugu state, Nigeria.
caregivers
deworming
helminthiasis
household caregivers' knowledge
preschool children
rural
Journal
Journal of community psychology
ISSN: 1520-6629
Titre abrégé: J Community Psychol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0367033
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2022
04 2022
Historique:
revised:
01
09
2021
received:
05
07
2021
accepted:
13
09
2021
pubmed:
7
10
2021
medline:
14
4
2022
entrez:
6
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Helminthiasis causes iron deficiency anemia, pica, growth, and mental retardation in children. Deworming exercises are being included as part of various interventional programs to reduce the disease burden. However, the success or failure of such activities in terms of household caregivers' knowledge and practice of deworming is not usually adequately evaluated, thus this study. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in the rural community of Enugu State, Nigeria. Pretested semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used. Inferential statistics, χ
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1470-1480Informations de copyright
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