Study on Intestinal Helminth Parasites in School Children of Rangeli Municipality of Morang District in Eastern Nepal

Shiva Narayan Yadav

doi:10.11648/j.ajhr.20170502.15

Abstract

This study was accomplished on school children with the objective to define the prevalence of intestinal helminth parasites. A total of 3000 of stool samples were randomly collected from children of five schools in Rangeli municipality and were examined by a routine by saline and smear techniques. 83.3% stool samples were infected with helminth parasites. The prevalence rate of intestinal parasites was Ascaris lumbricoides (50.92%); Ancylostoma duodenale (44.56%); Trichuris trichiura (1.96%); Enterobius vermicularis (1.44%); Hymenolepis nana (1.12%). The lack of safe drinking water, food, poverty, unhygienic practices and poor environmental condition were found to be contributing factors in the maintenance of high prevalence rate of intestinal parasites infections. Parasites control programs with hygienic practice and improvement of environmental conditions along with the treatment of infected peoples may be helpful in reducing the burden of helminth intestinal parasites in children. Hygienic conditions benefit people at personal and community level and, ultimately contributes to promoting the health status of people.

Highlights

Intestinal parasites infections are common in the world responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality [1,2,3]
Around 450 million school children are clinically infected with intestinal parasitic infection [7]
The outcome in present study differed from previous studies, which revealed that the total prevalence of parasitic infection was higher in percentage compared to infection reported with the findings of Nepal and Palfy (1980), Shiva Narayan Yadav and Sanjay Mahato: Study on Intestinal Helminth Parasites in School Children of Rangeli Municipality of Morang District in Eastern Nepal

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Introduction

Intestinal parasites infections are common in the world responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality [1,2,3]. While comparing all the age group, school-aged children, and preschool children be likely to harbor the largest numbers of helminth and the reasons for it is not well understood. Because of such condition, children develop growth stunting, impaired memory and cognition [6]. Around 450 million school children are clinically infected with intestinal parasitic infection [7]. Intestinal parasitic infections are estimated to infect roughly 50% of children and adolescents nationwide [9]. Infection is more frequently in younger children in the urban areas [7]

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