Assessing the Health Impact of the following Measures in Schools in Maradi (Niger): Construction of Latrines, Clean Water Supply, Establishment of Hand Washing Stations, and Health Education
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Objective. To assess the effect on health of the following measures in schools in Maradi (Niger): clean water supply, construction of latrines, establishment of hand washing stations, and health education. Methodology. It was a "before and after" intervention study on a sample of school children aged 7 to 12 years in the Maradi region. The interventions included building of latrines, supplying clean water, setting up hand washing stations, and teaching health education lessons. An individual questionnaire, analysis of stool samples, and a group questionnaire were administered to children and teachers, respectively. The threshold for significance was set at P < 0.05. Results. A statistically significant reduction in cases of diarrhoea and abdominal pains was noted after the project. Overall, carriage of at least one parasite increased from 7.5% before the project to 10.2% after it (P = 0.04). In the programme group schools, there was a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of Hymenolepis nana, from 0 to 1.9 (P = 0.02). Pinworm prevalence remained stable in this group but increased significantly in the control group. Conclusions. Putting health infrastructure in place in schools obviously had an impact on hygiene-related habits in the beneficiary schools and communities.
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All of the 13 publications that examined changes in WASH knowledge, attitudes and hygiene behaviours reported evidence of positive change among students in intervention schools including hand-washing with soap or sanitizer, improved knowledge of WASH-related diseases, and improved hygiene habits.
“All of the 13 publications that examined changes in WASH knowledge, attitudes and hygiene behaviours reported evidence of positive change among students in intervention schools including hand-washing with soap or sanitizer [8,16,29,30,31], improved knowledge of WASH-related diseases, and improved hygiene habits [7,13].”
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BackgroundInfluential
- Authors
- Boubacar Maïnassara, H., & Tohon, Z.
- Affiliations
- Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES), 634 Boulevard de la Nation YN034, P.O. Box 10887, Niamey, Niger
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Parasitology Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 2014
- Issue
- 2014
- Pages
- 1-8
- ISSN
- 2090-0023 (ISSN-L)
- 2090-0031
- PMC
- PMC3915855
- OpenAlex
- W2045088585
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 1.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Parasitology Research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Issue Lab (Candid) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Greater South Information System
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Keywords
- school sanitation, latrine construction, clean water supply, hand washing station, health education, diarrhea, intestinal parasites, Hymenolepis nana, enterobiasis, hygiene practices, elementary school students, Maradi
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