A Study of Intestinal Parasitic Infestations Among School Children in Bagepalli Taluk, Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka- a Cross- Sectional School Survey
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A school survey was conducted to study the epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infestations.Among school children in Bagepalli Taluk, Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka, a total of 438 stool samples were collected from school children selected from 5 rural and 3 urban schools.The stool samples collected were examined for presence of parasitic infections by direct microscopic examination.Prevalence of intestinal parasites was 19.8%.There was a significant difference in prevalence between urban (16.3%) and rural (23.0%) school samples.Giardia lamblia (12.6%),Ascaris lumbricoides (4.3%) and Entamoeba histolytica (1.8%) were the commonest parasites isolated.The results indicate that intestinal parasitic infestations among school children are mainly water-borne.The burden of parasitic infestations among the school children, and poor sanitary conditions in the schools, should be taken seriously by public health and school authorities.Our survey results show the need for school periodic deworming, health education and improvement of school sanitation under school health program.
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/401
Authors: Ramakrishna Reddy N, Riyaz Basha
Institution: Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2333845815