Mid - evaluation activities of the primary school-base helminthiasis control project supported by Who (in 2002 - 2003)
- Author:
Nguyen Thu Huong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Helminthiasis
- MeSH:
Helminthiasis;
World Health Organization;
Schools
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(1):82-88
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The primary school-based helminthiasis control project was carried out in 767 communes (39 districts of 11 provinces). It is a combinate of IEC activities and periodical deworming every 6 months with mebendazole 500mg. 1,217,754 school children times (in 1,146 primary schools) have been drug administrated, coverage 97.2% - 100%. Side effects were not high 0.03% - 0.29%. Stool examinations have shown that the prevalence of infection is 98.4% - 78.8% and 19.2% respectively in the North, Center and the South. The intensity of Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm infection in almost of schools is not rather high. The KAP surveys have shown that the majority of school children and their parents have knowledges of the reasons and the complications of helminthiasis 62.3% - 80.5% and 99.0%. However, percentage of people using nightsoil as fertilizer is 10.3%
