The impact of an integrated intervention program combining drug therapy with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) education on reinfection with intestinal parasitic infections among the Karen hill tribe in northern Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are a major health problem among the Karen hill tribe in Thailand. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an integrated intervention program of drug therapy combined with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) education on reinfection with IPIs among the Karen hill tribe in an endemic area of northern Thailand.

Methods

A quasi-experimental study was conducted in two Karen villages, involving 691 residents, in Omkoi District, Chiang Mai Province; one village was designated as the intervention group and the other as the control group. Baseline information was collected regarding the infections and participants' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to prevention and control of IPIs. Detection of benzimidazole res

SUBMITTER: Nachaiwieng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11684068 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature