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- Title
Knowledge And Practice of Mothers About Pinworm Infection and Its Prevention in Their Children: Online Survey in Baghdad.
- Authors
Al-Shatari, Sahar A. E.; Mahmood, Mariam shaker; Kadum, Nau's Saleh
- Abstract
Background: Pin worm infection is caused by Enterobius vermicularis. According to World Health Organization, over a billion people are infected worldwide. Aim: To assess mother's knowledge, practice and prevention of pin worm infestation among their children and to find the association with demographic features of each of them. Methods: A cross-sectional study with an analytic element in which 120 mothers participated in the study. Statistical significance is p<0.05. Results: About (68.3%) of participants were under30 years old. Mean age was 29.7, standard deviation =4.6, (82%) of them completed their college or institution. Regarding mode of transmission (68.3%) mothers said it is by contaminated food. They had good knowledge about prevention: hand washing before and after feeding (95.8%), hand washing after using the toilet (95.0%). Good knowledge about treatment was reported. (88.3%) knew that pin worm is treated with oral medicine, (53.3%) knew that all the family members must be treated. Regarding treatment seeking site, (82.5%) choose privet clinics. Conclusions: Near two-third of the participants had good knowledge about pinworm infestation. The majority had good practice in prevention of infection. There were significant relations between mothers' educational level and total knowledge about treatment and prevention. The majority depend on internet as a source for information and only small number depend on PHC as a source.
- Subjects
BAGHDAD (Iraq); INFECTION prevention; WORLD Health Organization; ENTEROBIUS; HAND washing; INTERNET surveys; FOOD contamination
- Publication
Kerbala Jorunal of Medicine, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 1, p2637
- ISSN
1990-5483
- Publication type
Article