HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDE- NTS ON FOOD-BORNE PARASITES, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 55, Issue 2, August 2025, Page 181-190 PDF (630.93 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2025.447391 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Tosson A. Morsy1; MOHSEN RAGHEB MOHAMAD2; IBRAHIM ABDEL HAY BADER3; ABEER M. ABDALLAH3; FATMA HOSNY ABDEL RADY3 | ||||
| 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Gastroenterology, Air Forces General Hospital, Cairo, 11779, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||||
| 3Department of Gastroenterology, Air Forces General Hospital, Cairo, 11779, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Food-borne parasites (gastrointestinal parasites) are one of the global public health problems that greatly infect children particularly in developing countries. This study evaluated the effect of health educational intervention to secondary school students on food-borne parasites. Design: A quasi exp erimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted at the governmental secondary school, Cairo Governorate. Sampling: A multistage cluster random sample of 188 students was divided into 2 groups; G1: Control (n=88) received only standardized anti-parasitic treatment and G2 examined (n=100) subjected to health education program and standardized anti-parasitic treatment. Tools: 1- Morning macro & microscopic stained stool examinations. 2- Interview questionnaires & 3- Observ ational checklist for personal hygiene. The results showed parasitic prevalence of 38.0%; in a desce- ending order of abundance were Enterobius vermicularis, Hymenolepis nana, Ascaris lumbricoides, Giardia lamblia and then Entamoeba histolytica/dispara and a single case of Blastocystis hominis. Parasitic risk was more or less a socioeconomic status, significant differences among them as to knowledge, health attitude, and personal hygiene after the program implementation. Albendazole® treated all infected students, but two enterobiasis cases needed repeated course and follow-up tests after among intervention group. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Schoolchildren; Food-borne parasites; Health education; Treatment | ||||
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