NDLI: Prevalence and risk factors associated with the presence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in children studying in Municipal Corporation of Delhi Schools of Delhi, India.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Ranjan, Sobhana Passi, Santosh Jain Singh, Som Nath
Description	Author Affiliation: Ranjan S ( Department of Food and Nutrition, Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi, F-4, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110 016 India ); Passi SJ ( Department of Food and Nutrition, Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi, F-4, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110 016 India ); Singh SN ( Nutrition Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054 India.)
Abstract	To determine the type, prevalence, intensity and the potential risk factors for helminths infection harboured by primary school aged children from selected schools of Delhi, India. Stool samples collected from 347 boys and girls studying in grades I-IV (aged 5-15 years) were examined by the semi-quantitative Kato-Katz method for presence of eggs of soil-transmitted helminths. Questionnaire data on the potential risk factors, associated variables and consequences of infection were categorized as individual, household, hygiene/sanitation related and behavioural factors. Associations between infection and these factors were assessed by multiple logistic regressions. The overall prevalence of infection with any of the helminths was 29.7 %. The prevalence of single infection with Ascaris lumbricoides was 8.1 % while that of hookworm and Trichuris trichiura was 3.7 % each. Strongest predictors for the helminths presence were never deworming (OR = 1.76; 95 % CI: 1.05, 2.95), no facility for defection (OR = 4.31; 95 % CI: 1.22, 15.22), using left hand for cleaning anal region (OR = 2.01; 95 % CI: 1.18, 3.43) and not reporting pain in stomach (OR = 1.93; 95 % CI: 1.14, 3.26). Though the infection intensities were low, we highlighted some of the potential risk factors that increase the susceptibility to these infections. Periodic deworming along with improvement in hygiene and sanitation practices through concerted efforts, not only from the school infrastructure but also the community at large, will help prevent helminths transmission and reinfection.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	09717196
e-ISSN	09750703
DOI	10.1007/s12639-013-0378-2
Journal	Journal of Parasitic Diseases
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	39
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Publisher Date	2015-09-01
Publisher Place	India
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Discipline Parsitology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Parasitology

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