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18 Records, 2009). It is now three years after the last mass chemotherapy in Same district. However hospital records based prevalence do not truly represent the real infection status in the community due to their incompleteness and bias. School based survey are thus required to provide reliable and up to date data on the prevalence and intensity of STH in the district. The present study is going to provide data on the prevalence and intensities of soil-transmitted helminths infections. So as to determine the need for the scheduled Mass chemotherapy in the district.
19 CHAPTER THREE 3.0. METHODOLOGY 3.1. Description of the study Area Same is one of the six districts of the Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Mwanga district, to the northeast by Kenya, to the south and southeast by Tanga region, and to the west by Manyara region. According to 2002 census the district has a population of 212,325 people (103,520 males and 108,805 female). Administratively the district is divided into 6 divisions and it has 31 wards with the total area of 5,152sq.km which is 39% of total area of Kilimanjaro region making it the largest district in the Kilimanjaro region. Topographically the area is divided into three main zones namely; the Upland plateau zone which lies between an altitudes of 1100-2462m above the sea level with temperature which ranges between 15 0 C-25 0 C, The Middle Plateau zone which lies between 900-1100m above sea level with temperature which varies between 25 0 C-30 0 C and the lowlands zone which rises from 500-900m above the sea level. The area is dominated by major ethnic group which is composed of Wapare who speaks Kipare as their mother language of communication and Kiswahili being the official language. The area has a temperature range of 15 0 C – 30 0 C and receives rainfall ranging from 500 to 2000mm per annum. The rural population coverage with safe drinking water (1997) - 44% and urban population coverage 38% (The United Republic of Tanzania, 1998). The district has a total of 184 primary schools, of which 178 (96.7%) are government schools and 6 (3.3%) are private schools (District education statistics – 2012). Same district has the lowest literacy rate in Kilimanjaro region which is 84.8%(The United Republic of Tanzania, 1998).
Page 1 and 2: i SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS INFECT
Page 3 and 4: iii DECLARATION AND COPYRIGHT I, Da
Page 5 and 6: v DEDICATION This work is dedicated
Page 7 and 8: vii prevalence of stunting was 42.3
Page 9 and 10: ix TABLE OF CONTENTS CERTIFICATION
Page 11 and 12: xi 3.13. Variables ................
Page 13 and 14: 1 CHAPTER ONE 1.0. INTRODUCTION Soi
Page 15 and 16: 3 Dodoma, Tabora, Singida and Rukwa
Page 17 and 18: 5 This study was then designed to p
Page 19 and 20: 7 CHAPTER TWO 2.1. LITERATURE REVIE
Page 21 and 22: 9 In Tanzania STH are quite prevale
Page 23 and 24: 11 The most striking epidemiologica
Page 25 and 26: 13 is stunted, wasted, or both (Nat
Page 27 and 28: 15 Soil-transmitted helminth infect
Page 29: 17 Morbidity due to soil-transmitte
Page 33 and 34: 21 Where; • n= The estimated samp
Page 35 and 36: 23 3.9. Data collection procedure 3
Page 37 and 38: 25 All children who were found to b
Page 39 and 40: 27 3.13.2. Dependent variables Heig
Page 41 and 42: 29 Table 4: Demographic characteris
Page 43 and 44: 31 4.4. Prevalence of Stunting in s
Page 45 and 46: 33 4.5. Prevalence of thinness in s
Page 47 and 48: 35 4.6. Prevalence of anaemia in pu
Page 49 and 50: 37 CHAPTER FIVE 5.0. DISCUSSION The
Page 51 and 52: 39 prevalence of stunting being 44.
Page 53 and 54: 41 no difference in the prevalence
Page 55 and 56: 43 as besides other factors STHs an
Page 57 and 58: 45 Bethony J., Brooker S., Albonico
Page 59 and 60: 47 International Federation of Red
Page 61 and 62: 49 Muller O. and Krawinkel M. (2005
Page 63 and 64: 51 Schistosomiasis Control Initiati
Page 65 and 66: 53 World Health Organization. (2006
Page 67 and 68: 55 6.3.2. Appendix 2: Informed Cons
Page 69 and 70: 57 Signature Do you agree? Particip
Page 71 and 72: 59 kupatiwa matibabu husika, na pia
Page 73 and 74: 61 6.3.4. Appendix 4: Questionnaire
Page 75 and 76: 63 6.3.6. Appendix 6: Stool analysi

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