Full title: Helminth control in school-age children : a guide for managers of control programmes.

Author/creator: Montresor, A, World Health Organization.

Date: 2011..

Call Numbers: N616.962/1

Record Identifier: 74VvNWZLKpLd

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: xii, 76 p. : col. ill., maps, forms. ; 26 cm., Machine generated contents note: 1.Background -- 1.1.Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in the context of neglected tropical diseases -- 1.2.Burden due to schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections -- 1.3.Transmission and morbidity -- 1.4.Essential epidemiological data for control -- 1.5.Purpose of the control programme -- 1.6.School-age children are the major targets for deworming programmes -- 1.7.Components of a helminth control programme -- 1.8.Steps for implementating of a helminth control programme in schools -- 1.9.Cost-effectiveness, sustainability and integration -- 1.10.Key stakeholders in school-based deworming programmes -- 1.11.Partnering for the control of neglected tropical diseases -- 1.12.Deworming school-age children and the Millennium Development Goals -- References -- 2.Planning -- 2.1.Establishing of a steering committee for the integrated control of NTD -- 2.2.Situation analysis -- 2.3.Baseline epidemiological data --, Contents note continued: 2.4.School data -- 2.5.Data from control activities for other diseases -- 2.6.Logistic opportunities -- 2.7.Health education materials -- 2.8.Model budget -- References -- 3.Implementation -- 3.1.Community involvement -- 3.2.Pilot phase - expansion phase -- 3.3.Drug procurement, storage and distribution -- 3.4.Training -- 3.5.Delivering the intervention in schools -- 3.6.Integration with other activities -- 3.7.Outreach to non-enrolled school-age children -- References -- 4.Monitoring and evaluation -- 4.1.Objective and cost of the monitoring and evaluation process -- 4.2.Suggested indicators -- 4.3.Process indicators -- 4.4.Performance indicators -- 4.5.Impact indicators -- 4.6.Additional indicators -- 4.7.When to reduce the frequency of drug administration -- References -- 5.Collection of epidemiological data in sentinel sites -- 5.1.Concept -- 5.2.Personnel needed -- 5.3.Collection of biological specimens -- 5.4.Laboratory examinations --, Contents note continued: 5.5.Analysis of data -- References -- 6.Opportunities -- Annexes -- 1.List of useful addresses and web links -- 2.List of materials for parasitological data collection in sentinel sites -- 3.Checklist -- 4.School form -- 5.Child form -- 6.Tally sheet for recording preventive chemotherapy treatments at drug distribution points -- 7.Drug distribution form for enrolled school-age children -- 8.Drug distribution form for non-enrolled school-age children -- 9.Drug sample collection form.

Publishers: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2011.

Notes: Accompanied by sample forms and measuring chart in pocket on back cover. Includes bibliographical references.

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