MUNISI DISSERTATION REPORT FINAL[1].pdf - muhas

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2.1.2. Prevalence and Intensity of STH infections in school children ............................................... 8
2.1.3. Relationship between STH infections and anthropometric indices of school children ........ 12
2.1.4. Effects of STH infections on Hemoglobin levels of school children ..................................... 14
2.1.5. Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminths ................................................................................ 16
CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................................................... 19
3.0. METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 19
3.1. Description of the study Area ................................................................................................. 19
3.2. Study Design .......................................................................................................................... 20
3.3. Study population .................................................................................................................... 20
3.4. Sample size estimation ........................................................................................................... 20
3.5. Sampling procedure ................................................................................................................ 21
3.6. Inclusion criteria..................................................................................................................... 22
3.7. Exclusion criteria ................................................................................................................... 22
3.8. Recruitment and training of research assistants ....................................................................... 22
3.9. Data collection procedure ....................................................................................................... 23
3.9.1. Collection of stool specimen ............................................................................................ 23
3.9.2 Measurement of height and body weight ........................................................................... 23
3.9.3. Determination of hemoglobin levels................................................................................. 24
3.10. Parasitological work ............................................................................................................. 25
3.11. Intensity of infection ............................................................................................................. 25
3.12. Data processing .................................................................................................................... 26