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Status of Intestinal Helminth Infection in Schools Implementing the Home-Grown School Feeding Program and the Impact of the Program on Pupils in Anambra State, Nigeria.

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العنوان: Status of Intestinal Helminth Infection in Schools Implementing the Home-Grown School Feeding Program and the Impact of the Program on Pupils in Anambra State, Nigeria.
المؤلفون: Aribodor OB; Department of Zoology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria., Ekwunife CA; Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria., Sam-Wobo SO; Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Aribodor DN; Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria., Ejiofor OS; Department of Paediatrics, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria., Ugwuanyi IK; Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria. ik.ezugbo-nwobi@unizik.edu.ng.; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. ik.ezugbo-nwobi@unizik.edu.ng., Bonney JHK; Virology Department, College of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
المصدر: Acta parasitologica [Acta Parasitol] 2021 Dec; Vol. 66 (4), pp. 1528-1537. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 14.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Springer International Publishing Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 9301947 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1896-1851 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 12302821 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Parasitol Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: 2019- : Cham : Springer International Publishing
Original Publication: Warszawa : Witold Stefanski Institute Of Parasitology
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Helminthiasis*/epidemiology , Helminths* , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic*/epidemiology , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic*/prevention & control, Animals ; Child ; Feces ; Humans ; Nigeria/epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Schools
مستخلص: Purpose: Intestinal helminthiasis among pupils is a major impediment to their well-being and development. This 2-year study determined how home-grown school feeding programme (HGSFP) impacted on pupils' school attendance and created opportunity for more children to assess interventions geared towards the prevention and possible elimination of intestinal helminthiasis.
Methods: Faecal samples were collected from 1677 consented pupils and examined for helminths using Kato-Katz technique. Pupils were treated with 40 mg Levamisole (anti-helminthic) and re-examined. Structured questionnaires and focus group discussions were used to determine anthropometric indices and risk factors.
Results: A 6% prevalence rate which was not significant with respect to sex or age was observed. Helminth parasites observed were Ascaris lumbricoides (4.4%), Trichuris trichiura (0.8%), Hookworm spp. (0.2%), and Taenia spp. (0.5%). Two pupils (1.98%) recorded high intensity of infection (epg) while 98.02% had light infection. Ascaris lumbricoides voided following treatment were 290. The Body Mass Index (BMI) indicated that infected pupils had lower values (14.6317) compared to uninfected pupils (19.2003). The HGSFP significantly improved school attendance by 30%. Lack of knowledge about transmission (P = 0.0004), hand hygiene (P = 0.01) and usage of toilet (P = 0.01) were risk factors observed.
Conclusion/significance: Intestinal helminthiasis remains a public health problem among pupils because environmental and behavioural risk factors persist. HGSFP improved school attendance and created opportunity for more inclusive participation of school-aged children for deworming. This has great potential in fast-tracking the elimination of intestinal helminthiasis. The present study consequently advocates the need to sustain HGSFP in schools.
(© 2021. Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences.)
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Deworming exercise; Intestinal helminths; Nigeria; Pupils; School feeding program
SCR Disease Name: Intestinal helminthiasis
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20210615 Date Completed: 20211203 Latest Revision: 20211214
رمز التحديث: 20221213
DOI: 10.1007/s11686-021-00429-w
PMID: 34128144
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:1896-1851
DOI:10.1007/s11686-021-00429-w