Open AccessA study of prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among the school children of Itahari, Eastern Region of Nepal
Author(s) -
Ram Bilakshan Sah,
Shristi Bhattarai,
Satish Kumar Yadav,
Ratna Baral,
Nilambar Jha,
Paras Kumar Pokharel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.122143
Subject(s) - environmental health , biology , demography , geography , medicine , sociology
Intestinal parasitic infestation is a major public health problem in children of developing countries Because of poor socio-economic conditions and lack of good hygienic living. The aims of this study were to measure the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestations and to identify risk factors associated with parasitic infestations among the school children of Itahari Municipality.