Perception and attitudinal factors contributing to periodic deworming of preschool children in an urban slum, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 20 million preschool-age children (PSAC) in Nigeria require periodic chemotherapy (PC) for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. Persistently low coverage for this age group threatens the World Health Organization (WHO) 2030 target for eliminating STH infections. Current strategies for targeting PSAC have been largely ineffective. Hence, PSAC are mostly dewormed by their parents/caregivers. However, little is known of the perception and attitude of parents/caregivers of PSAC to deworming in this setting.

Methods

A mixed methods design, combining a community-based interviewer-administered questionnaire-survey (n = 433) and focus group discussions (FGD) (n = 43) was used to assess the perceptions and attitudes of mothers to periodic deworming of preschool

SUBMITTER: Eze P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708184 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature