Attitude, behavior and practice of primary school students with regard to soil transmitted helminths in Grenada
In. Caribbean Public Health Agency. Caribbean Public Health Agency: 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. Kingston, The University of the West Indies. Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2015. p.[1-75]. (West Indian Medical Journal Supplement).
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify the attitude, behaviour and practice of parents, guardians and adolescents associated with Soil Transmitted Helminths (STHs). DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
A questionnaire was completed by 811 parents /guardians. The questionnaire posed questions on the socio economic, attitudes, behavior and practices of primary school students with regard to factors that could contribute to the transmission of STHs in Grenada.RESULTS:
534 (66%) parents/guardian reported that their children regularly washed their hands before eating, 690 (85%) had an inside water supply, 465 (57%) had indoor toilets. Also, 579 (71%) said that their children never played around outdoor latrines and 326 (40%) said their children always wore shoes outdoors. 732 (90%) of the parents/guardians reported that vegetables and fruits were always washed before cooking and 662 (82%) said that their children had previously received de-worming medication.CONCLUSION:
Practical recommendations such as in-house sanitation facilities and hand washing programs can be made. This will enable limited resources to be used more efficiently to combat the problem of transmission of STHs.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.9: Reduzir o número de mortes por produtos químicos perigosos e contaminação do ar e água do solo
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Helmintíase
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Biologia do Solo
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Criança
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Granada
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Helmintos
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de prática clínica
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Estudo prognóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe Inglês
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Granada
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian Medical Journal Supplement
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Monografia