INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING FREQUENCY OF INTESTINAL PARASITES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AN URBAN REGION IN TURKEY


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Arıkan İ., Gülcan A., Dıbeklıoğlu S. E.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.24, no.3, pp.193-198, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.21101/cejph.a4231
  • Journal Name: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.193-198
  • Keywords: intestinal parasitic diseases, prevalence, student, traditional practices, INFECTIONS, CHILDREN, PREVALENCE, SCHOOLCHILDREN, PROVINCE, IRAN
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of intestinal parasitic diseases (IPD) and associated factors in primary school students and to assess the knowledge and practices of mothers about these diseases.