Research Project 5: Prevalence and risk factors of soil transmitted helminth infections in the plantation, Ratnapura
Thu, 02 Jan
|In person and online activities
Prevalence and risk factors of soil transmitted helminth infections and its associations with childhood growth among children in the plantation sector, Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional analysis
Time & Location
02 Jan 2025, 7:00 pm
In person and online activities
About the event
Objectives
General objective
1. To determine the descriptive epidemiology of soil transmitted helminth infections and to determine intrapersonal, interpersonal and contextual risk factors among children in the plantation sector in Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka.
Specific objectives
1. To determine the prevalence of soil transmitted helminth infections among children in the plantation sector, Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka.
2. To identify the intrapersonal, interpersonal and contextual risk factors influencing the transmission of soil-transmitted helminth infections among children in the plantation sector in Ratnapura district.