Intestinal Parasitosis among School Going Children

Sherchand, Shardulendra P.; Joshi, Dev Raj; Adhikari, Nabaraj; Gurung, Krishna; Panta, Krishna; Pun, Ramesh; Shrestha, Dipendra Kumar; Parajuli, Keshab

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“…The occurrence of parasitic infection was highest in age group 8-12 years and lowest in age group12-15 years. This finding was in agreement with the study done by Sherchand et al 6 The prevalence of parasitic infection was found higher in age group less than 10 years in the study done by Poudyal et al . 20 This may be due to the carelessness of the children towards their personal hygiene and engagement of this age group child in different types of games in polluted environment.…”

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“…al., in 2010 in school going children of Kathmandu valley was 51.9%. 6 Similarly the prevalence of parasitic infection in was reported to be 65.0% by Sherchand et. al., in and Rai et al 13,14 The result obtained in this study was not in agreement with the result obtained by Uga et.…”

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“…11 A study conducted in two rural villages in Chitwan, Nepal in 1999 showed a 44% prevalence of intestinal parasites in schoolgoing children. 12 The prevalence of parasitic infection in a study done by Sherchand et. al., in 2010 in school going children of Kathmandu valley was 51.9%.…”

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“…In this study the prevalence of parasitic infection was higher in girls than in boys. 6,10,13,14,17,19 More prevalence of parasitic infection in female in this area may be due to uneducated lower cast parents who give more priorities to the health of their sons than their daughters. Furthermore the children in Kopildhunga of poor Dalit parents are not aware of using well managed latrine and higher amount of sample were taken from Kopildhunga area.…”

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“…A hospital based study have shown a declining trend during a period of ten years. 6 Poverty, lack of awareness, failure to practice proper hand washing after defecation, unsafe drinking water and use of improper toilets are some of the reasons that are not totally eradicated from most of the parts of our country. 3,7 Because of these reasons most of the school going children are still suffering from parasitic infections.…”

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Study of Intestinal Parasitosis among School Going Children in Pokhara, Nepal

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The study was carried out in order to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in school-going children in schools located in Pokhara, Nepal from November 2011 to January 2012. A total number of 100 stool samples were collected from children of ages 3 to 15 years. A questionnaire including the factors predisposing to parasitosis was filled up and parasitic examination was carried out by direct wet mount examination and concentration method using standard formal ether concentration technique. The prevalence rate was found to be 15%. Prevalence of parasitic infection was higher in girls (16%) than in boys (14%) and age group 8-12 years were found to be more suffering (17.3%) than other age groups. The occurrence of parasitic infection in symptomatic children was found to be 40% and 10% in asymptomatic children. The symptoms were found statistically significant with infestation of parasites. Intestinal infection was highest in Dalit students (20%) compared to other caste students. Prevalence of parasitic infection in other caste was 15% in Brahman, 9.5% in Newar and 9% in Chhetri. Among 15 positive cases 5 types of parasites were detected. The results showed Giardia lamblia to be the most common parasite. Occurrence of other intestinal parasites was Entamoeba histolytica (26.6%), Ascaris lumbricoides (26.6%), Trichuris trichura (6.6%) and Hook worm (6.6%). The study concluded that intestinal parasitosis is still public health problem among school going children of Pokhara valley especially among Dalit students.

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Decreasing prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school-aged children in Nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kunwar

Acharya

Karki

2016

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Trends in prevalence of soil‐transmitted helminth and major intestinal protozoan infections among school‐aged children in Nepal

Kunwar

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Karki

2016

Tropical Med Int Health

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Abstractobjectives To assess the trends in prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia among school-aged children in Nepal between 1990 and 2015.methods Systematic literature search in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar and local peer-reviewed journals for papers published between 1990 and December 2015. We conducted metaregression and meta-analyses to pool studies where applicable.results Thirty-nine studies that examined a total of 14 729 stool specimens were included in the meta-analyses. The metaregression of prevalence of hookworms, roundworm, and whipworm showed a significantly decreasing trend over time. conclusions We observed a sharp decrease in prevalence of STHs among school-aged children in Nepal in the past decade with prevalences dropping below 5% for STHs with no variation in prevalence in rural and urban areas. However, the prevalence of E. histolytica and G. lamblia remained stable over time. These results suggest that school-based deworming programmes rolled out during the study period had an observable impact on prevalence of STHs.

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Intestinal Parasitosis among School Going Children

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Study of Intestinal Parasitosis among School Going Children in Pokhara, Nepal

Study of Intestinal Parasitosis among School Going Children in Pokhara, Nepal

Decreasing prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school-aged children in Nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Trends in prevalence of soil‐transmitted helminth and major intestinal protozoan infections among school‐aged children in Nepal

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