Study on Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Pre & Para School Children of Khurda District, Odisha

Title: Study on Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Pre & Para School Children of Khurda District, Odisha

Authors: Debashish Samal, Satyaram Satapathy, Pratikshya Das, Devjyoti Majumdar

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i5.18

Abstract

Intestinal parasitic infection constitute the greatest single world-wide cause of illness and disease. Intestinal parasitic infections are among the major problems of public health in developing countries. Our aim was to the prevalence and the type of pathogenic intestinal parasites infesting the primary school children which will help in identifying the high risk group and in formulating appropriate control strategies. These finding suggest that the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was found to be highest in poor Socio-economic class followed by low socio-economic class and General Socio-economic class. Regular deworming program in association to other preventive measures may help reduce the prevalence.

Keywords: Intestinal Parasitic Infections, School Children, protozoa & Helminthes

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Corresponding Author

Debashish Samal

Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology

Lt. BRKM Government Medical College, Dimrapal, Jagdalpur, Chhattishgarh-494001