Open AccessPrevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infestation among Public School Children of a Community
Author(s) -
Manisha Sharma,
Jyotshna Sapkota,
Beena Jha,
B Mishra,
Chandra Prakash Bhatt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.4892
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , infestation , giardia , intestinal parasite , environmental health , prevalence , epidemiology , helminths , veterinary medicine , pediatrics , immunology , population , pathology , biology , botany
Intestinal parasitic infestation is one of the major health problems in developing countries like Nepal. This study was done to determine the prevalence rate of intestinal parasitic infestation among school children in Duwakot VDC, Bhaktapur, Nepal.