Gaps and barriers in interventions for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-age children in an endemic area of the Philippines: a school-based point-of-view
| Autor: | Kristel Joy S Cada, Ryan V Labana, Khristine L Sandoval, Kimberly D Untalan, Julieta Z. Dungca, Alejandro Jose C. Reboa, Analette M Guinto, Iris Rowena A. Bernardo, Gary Antonio C. Lirio, Alvin N Caril, Vimar A Romero, Lanieleen Jerah Mae G Arocha |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Sanitation Endemic Diseases media_common.quotation_subject Philippines education Psychological intervention Helminthiasis 03 medical and health sciences Soil 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Environmental health medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Qualitative Research Social policy media_common Medical sociology 030505 public health Health Policy Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Soil-transmitted helminthiasis medicine.disease Geography Cross-Sectional Studies Health education Female 0305 other medical science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of public health policy. 40(4) |
| ISSN: | 1745-655X |
| Popis: | We used a qualitative cross-sectional study in 20 elementary schools in an area of Cagayan Valley, Philippines where soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) is endemic, to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for three intervention components for STH control: mass drug administration (MDA), health education, and sanitation. School teachers and staff generally perceived MDA to be a well-delivered program, but opportunities exist to strengthen other control strategies: health education and school rules on hygiene and sanitation at school. Complete and consistent monitoring of program impact and the availability of up-to-date reports on prevalence of the infection can guide teachers' efforts to promote interventions for STH elimination. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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