A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF WORM INFESTATIONS AMONG MOTHER OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN AT SELECTED AREA OF MANIPUR

Abstract

Every human take birth and grown up by achieving many milestones in life and get died. During the process of life, the first few years of life are very crucial in terms of health as they are immature in physiological parameter and more prone for infection. Out of the sickness leading to death among young age worm invasion is one of the main sources of children mortality in non-industrial nations of jungles and subtropics. In India 22 stations are known to be endemic for worm invasion and 553 million individuals are in danger of contamination with 27 million parasites transporter. WHO announced that the general commonness of parasites was 91% trailed by Ascariasis (5.28%), Ancylostoma duodenae (37.6%). It is a typical medical issue in children. The helpless way of life incorporates inappropriate removal of fecal and different squanders, packing, unhygienic wellbeing practices and poor natural disinfection gives way for worm pervasion giving indication and manifestations like weight reduction, tingling at butt-centric zone, stomach torment, loose bowels, weakness, restlessness, crabbiness and fever.