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Pattern and determinants of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in a rural area of Haryana: A school-based study
Rohit Dhaka1, Ramesh Verma1, Raj Kumar1
1Department of Community Medicine, Pt BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
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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