School-based deworming programmes: Knowledge and perceptions regarding soil-transmitted helminth infections among schoolteachers in Tamil Nadu, India.

ABSTRACT: In accordance with World Health Organization guidelines, the school-based deworming for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) is being implemented in India since 2015 through teachers on National Deworming Day (NDD). This study aimed to assess teachers' knowledge levels and perception of STH and NDD programmes in southern India using a cross-sectional study design with purposive sampling of teachers involved in the NDD programme. Data from 402 teachers across 221 schools were analysed using STATA 16.0 software. Overall, 37% of the teachers from 52% of schools had attended an NDD training programme. Of a maximum possible score of 32, the knowledge levels were categorised as low (<50%), average (at least 50%), and adequate (70% and above). While 84% of the teachers had an average level of knowled

SUBMITTER: Aruldas K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11957371 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature