A survey of the effect of washing hands as a health habit in the incidence of parasites among public school children

Abstract

Man has always been infected by parasites. Parasitism has caused countless suffering and death. Children have been retarded mentally and physically by these organisms.

To counteract the spread of these dreadful organisms, man resorted to their eradication through medication. But it appears that the worms after some time develop drug resistance and chemical tolerance. Thus, the new approach is concentrated on preventive measure — the betterment of living conditions of man, intensive health education, eradication of breeding places of pests. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of handwashing on the parasitism and physical growth of school children. This attempt was made to determine the effect of the practice of washing hands with or without the supplemental use of anthelmintics on the growth of children and the development of some health habits.