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Soil-transmitted Helminth Reinfection Rates After Single and Repeated School Hygiene Education

Indonesia432 participantsStarted 2019-03-04

Plain-language summary

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, or hookworm, affect approximately 1.5 millions individuals primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. STHs infections have been associated with delay in growth and development in children. The prevalence in Indonesia varied from 45% to 65%, but in poor sanitation areas the prevalence can increased to 80%. World Health Organization currently recommends mass treatment with benzimidazoles and health hygiene education to control the disease. In this study we evaluated the effectiveness of single and four-monthly health hygiene education to STH reinfection rates among school-aged children in Mandailing Natal district, North Sumatera province, Indonesia.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 15 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Children who are negative for STHs infection on Kato Katz examination following 3 days treatment of albendazole Exclusion Criteria: * Parents who refused to participate in the study * Severe malnutrition * Co-infected with other helminth infections

What they're measuring

The effectiveness of repeated health hygiene education on the reinfection rates of STHs among school-aged children

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04227834

SponsorUniversitas Sumatera Utara

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-03-06

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