Nabil Nasr Author

Special Issue Article Open Access

Impact of Health Education Learning Package (HELP) on intestinal parasite infections among Aboriginal school children in Malaysia

Author(s):

Nabil Nasr

Abstract BACKGROUND: This study was carried out to develop a health education learning package (HELP) about intestinal parasite infections (IPIs), and to evaluate what impact such a package could have in terms of reducing the prevalence and intensity of IP infections among Orang Asli schoolchildren in Peninsular Malaysia. METHODS: To identify the key risk factors of IP in Orang Asli communities, we applied an extensive mixed methods approach which involved an intensive literature review, as well as community-based discussions with children, their parents, teachers and health personnel, whilst also placing the children under direct observation. To evaluate the package, 924 children from 13 schools among 6 States were screened for IP infections, treated by a 3-day course of albendazole an... view more»

Abstract HTML PDF