1Associate Professor, Govt. College of Nursing, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
2Deputy Director of Nursing Education, Kerala (Rtd)
Online published on 15 January, 2016.
Intestinal parasitic infections are still a serious public health problem in the world, particularly in developing countries.
• To estimate the prevalence of helminthic infestation among school children.
• Tofind out the reported hygienic practices of school children.
• To find out the association between prevalence of helminthic infestation and reported hygienic practices.
Research design was cross sectional. Population included students of 5th, and 7thstandards of Government upper primary schools of Neyyattinkara Taluk. Sampling technique adopted was multistage cluster sampling and sample size was 353. Interview schedule, threepoint rating scale and amicroscope was used as tool.
Prevalence of helminthic infestation in school children was 44.2%. 39.1% had good, 39.1% had poor and21.8% had average hygienic practices. Statistically significant association was found between prevalence of helminthic infestation and the reported hygienic practices of students.
The study reveals that prevalence of helminthic infestation in school children is 44.2%. Statistically significant association was found between prevalence of helminthic infestation and reported hygienic practices of school children.
Prevalence, Helminthic Infestation, School Children, Reported Hygienic Practices
