| Titre de série : |
Mémoire Master Spécialisé WASH |
| Titre : |
Improving water and sanitation hygiene behaviours : interventions for reduction of helminth infections in schools |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Yves Rodrigue Ahmed KABORE |
| Année de publication : |
2015 |
| Importance : |
51 p. |
| Langues : |
Français (fre) |
| Résumé : |
Helminths are a group of parasites commonly referred to as worms. They are the most common infectious agents affecting humans in developing countries (Hotez et al., 2008). The main interventions implemented to fight against them are preventive chemotherapy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in schools.
The aim of preventive chemotherapy is to avoid the morbidity linked with helminth and other infections that leads in some cases to death (WHO, 2006). In practice, preventive chemotherapy requires the delivery of good-quality drugs, either alone or in combination, to the maximum people in need at regular intervals all through their lives (WHO, 2006). In general, this intervention aims at high risk groups such as communities living in endemic areas, mostly school age children or infected people (WHO, 2011). Preventive chemotherapy is generally perceived as an urgent need recommended to reduce the occurrence, extent, severity and long-term consequences of morbidity (WHO, 2006).
WASH in schools consist in providing schools with safe drinking water, improved sanitation facilities and hygiene education that encourages the development of healthy behaviours (UNICEF, 2012). It aims at improving the health and learning performance of school-aged children and those of their families and communities by reducing the incidence of water and sanitation related diseases (UNICEF, 2012). WASH in schools interventions require the involvement of several stakeholders that have roles to play for an efficient and sustainable WASH in schools. Among these stakeholders we have school children and their families, school staff, the community, the local authorities and the health staff (Adams et al., 2009).
Despite its impact on children’s health, school attendance, particularly for girls, and its contribution to fostering lifelong healthy hygiene habits, WASH in schools lacks attention (GLAAS, 2014). It is therefore very important to improve WASH in schools in order to sustainably fight against helminth infections by promoting a joint approach between WASH and health actors for instance. This improvement may also be possible for example by setting monitoring systems or reinforcing those that are already existing by defining clear standards and definitions in order to register similar data on WASH in schools. It might be helpful while reporting on WASH in schools coverage trends and promoting access to WASH in schools. |
Mémoire Master Spécialisé WASH. Improving water and sanitation hygiene behaviours : interventions for reduction of helminth infections in schools [texte imprimé] / Yves Rodrigue Ahmed KABORE . - 2015 . - 51 p. Langues : Français ( fre)
| Résumé : |
Helminths are a group of parasites commonly referred to as worms. They are the most common infectious agents affecting humans in developing countries (Hotez et al., 2008). The main interventions implemented to fight against them are preventive chemotherapy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in schools.
The aim of preventive chemotherapy is to avoid the morbidity linked with helminth and other infections that leads in some cases to death (WHO, 2006). In practice, preventive chemotherapy requires the delivery of good-quality drugs, either alone or in combination, to the maximum people in need at regular intervals all through their lives (WHO, 2006). In general, this intervention aims at high risk groups such as communities living in endemic areas, mostly school age children or infected people (WHO, 2011). Preventive chemotherapy is generally perceived as an urgent need recommended to reduce the occurrence, extent, severity and long-term consequences of morbidity (WHO, 2006).
WASH in schools consist in providing schools with safe drinking water, improved sanitation facilities and hygiene education that encourages the development of healthy behaviours (UNICEF, 2012). It aims at improving the health and learning performance of school-aged children and those of their families and communities by reducing the incidence of water and sanitation related diseases (UNICEF, 2012). WASH in schools interventions require the involvement of several stakeholders that have roles to play for an efficient and sustainable WASH in schools. Among these stakeholders we have school children and their families, school staff, the community, the local authorities and the health staff (Adams et al., 2009).
Despite its impact on children’s health, school attendance, particularly for girls, and its contribution to fostering lifelong healthy hygiene habits, WASH in schools lacks attention (GLAAS, 2014). It is therefore very important to improve WASH in schools in order to sustainably fight against helminth infections by promoting a joint approach between WASH and health actors for instance. This improvement may also be possible for example by setting monitoring systems or reinforcing those that are already existing by defining clear standards and definitions in order to register similar data on WASH in schools. It might be helpful while reporting on WASH in schools coverage trends and promoting access to WASH in schools. |
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Mémoire Master Spécialisé WASH. Improving water and sanitation hygiene behaviours
