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The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among school going children of Lalitpur district of Nepal.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 1392 stool samples were collected from school children of two government, two private and two community schools of the same district. The stool samples were examined for evidence of parasitic infections by direct microscopy and confirmed by concentration methods (formal ether sedimentation technique or floatation technique by using Sheather\u2019s sugar solution). Modified Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining was performed for the detection of coccidian parasites.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was found to be 16.7%. The highest prevalence rate was seen with <jats:italic>Giardia lamblia<\/jats:italic> (7.4%) followed by <jats:italic>Entamoeba histolytica<\/jats:italic> (3.4%) and <jats:italic>Cyclospora cayetanensis<\/jats:italic> (1.6%). Children aged 11\u201315\u00a0years and the ones belonging to family of agriculture workers were most commonly affected. Hand washing practice and type of drinking water also showed significant difference.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The burden of parasitic infections among the school children, coupled with the poor sanitary conditions in the schools, should be regarded as an issue of public health priority and demands for effective school health programs involving periodic health education and screening.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1756-0500-6-449","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,9]],"date-time":"2013-11-09T06:03:21Z","timestamp":1383977001000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":49,"title":["Intestinal parasitosis in school children of Lalitpur district of Nepal"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Sarmila","family":"Tandukar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shamshul","family":"Ansari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nabaraj","family":"Adhikari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anisha","family":"Shrestha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jyotshana","family":"Gautam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Binita","family":"Sharma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Deepak","family":"Rajbhandari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shikshya","family":"Gautam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hari Prasad","family":"Nepal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeevan B","family":"Sherchand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"2469_CR1","volume-title":"World Health Report 2000 \u2013 Conquering Suffering Enriching Humanity","author":"WHO","year":"2000","unstructured":"WHO: World Health Report 2000 \u2013 Conquering Suffering Enriching Humanity. 2000, Geneva: World Health Organization"},{"key":"2469_CR2","first-page":"78","volume":"4","author":"TS Chandrashekhar","year":"2005","unstructured":"Chandrashekhar TS, Joshi HS, Gurung M, Subba SH, Rana MS, Shivananda PG: Prevalence and distribution of intestinal parasitic infestations among school children in Kaski District, Western Nepal. 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