Prevalence of intestinal worm infection among childre
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: B838- Other specified helminthiases
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/12/038912
- Lead Sponsor
- A and U Tibbia Collegeand Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children of either gender between the age group of 5 and 15 years who were willing (having parental permissions) to participate in the study.
2. Children with any of these symptoms such as rashes, Hikka-i-Meqad (perianal itching) gastrointestinal complications that include Qay (nausea & vomiting), Ishal(diarrhea), Zaheer (dysentery), Duf-i-Ishteha (loss of appetite), Qabz (constipation), Dard-i-Meda (abdominal pain), excessive salivation, grunting of teeth, abdominal discomfort, expulsion of worms, and general weakness
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children < 5 and > 15 years of age
2. Severely ill or febrile children.
3. Children not willing to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the prevalence of Did ?n-i- Ama ?’ (intestinal parasitic <br/ ><br>infestations) among children in A & U Tibbia HospitalTimepoint: On first visit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method he effect of Did ?n-i- Ama ?’ on various epidemiological factors <br/ ><br>such as age, sex, type of diet, nutritional status and symptomsTimepoint: On first visit