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

Shiva Narayan Yadav; Sanjay Mahato

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

Shiva Narayan Yadav, Sanjay Mahato

Published in American Journal of Health Research (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Received: 24 January 2017 Accepted: 21 February 2017 Published: 9 March 2017

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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.

Published in	American Journal of Health Research (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajhr.20170502.15
Page(s)	50-53
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Helminthiasis, Prevalence Rate, Stool Samples, Rangeli-Morang District, Eastern Nepal

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Shiva Narayan Yadav

Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus, Department of Zoology and Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal
Sanjay Mahato

Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus, Department of Zoology and Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal

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