Incidence Of Worms And Its Effects On Leaner's Academic Peformance.In Primary Schools Of Nyamilama Village, Kwimba District Tanzania

ABSTRACT

In this research report entitled Incidence of wmms and its effects on learners academic

performance in primary schools of Nyamilama village, Kwimba district Tanzania. The

researcher tried to find out the causes of intestinal worms in Nyamilama village, how wmms

affect children perfonnance and establish way forward in eradication and suggest some simple

home remedies of wo1ms infections.

The researcher used descriptive survey design. The study was aimed at collecting information

from respondents on their attitudes and opinion in relation to incidence of wonns to their

academic perfonnance on pupils in Nyamilama village. The researcher used both primmy and

secondary data. Primary data was obtained from questioners and interview while secondary data

was obtained from internet, journals and text books. Both qualitative and quantitative technique

were also employed to enable the researcher get reliable resource.

According to the research findings intestinal worms are caused by several factors; Pmtaking

food with unwashed hand, food contaminated by worms and not well cooked, drinking unboiled

water, walking bare foot and eating unwashed frnits.

So health and parental care depmtment in schools should be established in order to educate

pupils and society as whole to learn the precautions and preventive measures which will help in

combat of worms in the society these will reduce the incidence of wonns in society which in

turns will increase the academic performance of pupils in schools.

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