Title: Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children of Slum Area of Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Authors: Dr Sujeet Kumar Tiwary, Dr Binay Kumar Singh, Dr Siyavar Sharan, Dr Sunil Kumar Sinha, Dr Rajendra Kumar
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i6.107
Abstract
The presence of intestinal parasitic infection in slum area children’s is indicative of poor educational background, Poor sanitation and unsafe drinking water increases the risk of parasitic infection.
Keywords: Anaemia, parasite, Worm, Trophozoites.
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