02586nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260003800042653002700080653001800107653002500125100001900150700001700169245016600186856006400352300001000416490000600426520193500432022002502367       2019                            d  bLPPM Universitas Advent Indonesia10asanitation and hygiene10aHelminthiasis10aSchool-aged children1 aBotabara-Yap M1 aBellosillo L00aIntegrated Sanitation and Hygiene Program to Curb the Case of Helminthiasis: An Experimental Study Among School-Age Children in a Coastal Town in the Philippines  uhttps://jurnal.unai.edu/index.php/isc/article/view/897/1436  a84-980 v73 a<jats:p>Introduction: Approximately 24% of the world’s populations, mostly school-age children, are infected with soil-transmitted helminthes; with the majority in tropical and subtropical areas. The Philippine islands are endemic to soil-transmitted helminth with approximately 25 million Filipinos at risk of acquiring the infection. Despite the deworming program of the Department of Health (DOH), re-infection is very common. This study investigated the effect of integrated sanitation and hygiene program among the second grade students of a coastal town in the Philippines.&#x0D;
<br>Methods: Utilizing quasi-experimental study, two group pretest and posttest design, 70 participants from the elementary school of a coastal town in the Philippines were chosen randomly to join the study.  &#x0D;
<br>Results: Overall result showed that experimental group maintained a zero re-infection during the first and second months after the intervention; while the control had one case of re-infection. Moreover, result showed significant difference during pretest and posttest on knowledge (p = &lt;0.05) and self-efficacy (p = &lt;0.05) but not significant on practice (p = 0.77). Analyzing the two groups, significant difference was noted between the experimental and control group on knowledge (p = &lt;0.05) and self-efficacy (p = &lt;0.05), with the experimental group faring better after one and two months post intervention; but no significant difference was noted on practice, one and two months post intervention (p = 0.56, 0.43). The odds of the experimental group acquiring helminthiasis was 68% lower than the control group but is not considered significant (OR = 0.32; p = 0.49).&#x0D;
<br>Discussion: The program was successful in reducing the re-infection of helminthiasis and is recommended that continuous health education on hygiene and sanitation must be considered in the home and school.&#x0D;
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