TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE

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Title Page ... i

Abstract ...... ii
Chapter 1: The Problem and Its Setting ............. 1
Introduction ..... 1
Statement of the Problem .... 2
Significance of the Study .... 3
Conceptual Framework ... 4
Scope and Limitation .. 6
Definition of Terms .... 6
Hypothesis .. 7
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature and Studies......... 8
Soil transmitted helminths .. 8
Procedures to diagnose helminthiasis .... 10
Badjao and the Tribal Community . 11
Measures of Prevalence ...... 13
Measures of Intensity of Helminth Infection .. 14
Review of Related Studies .. 15
Synthesis . 17
Chapter 3: Methodology ..... 19
Research Design .. 19
Research Setting .. 21

Population and Sampling Design .... 21

Research Instruments ... 23
Research equipment ... 23
Research tools .... 24
Data gathering procedure . 25
Data Quantification and Analysis .... 27
Chapter 4: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of data. 28
Age and Gender of the study population. 28
Prevalence of Helminth infection 29
Intensity of Helminth infection 30
Species of Helminth Infecting Preschool Children ................................................ 32
Chapter 5: Summary, Findings, Conclusion and Recommendation 33
Summary.. 33
Findings of the Study .. 34
Conclusion... 35
Recommendation. 36
Bibliography . 37
Appendices .... 43
Curriculum Vitae ..... 51

List of Figures
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Conceptual Paradigm .. 5

Research Design . 20

Sampling Chart ... 22

List of Tables
TABLE

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Age and Gender of the Participants 28

Prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminth Infection ... 29

Infection intensity profile for STH among preschool children in Bawing . 30

List of Appendices
APPENDIX

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Letter of Permission to the Barangay Captain ... 44

Letter of Permission to the School Administrator . 45

Consent Letter .... 46

Helminth Identification Chart 47

Helminth Tally Sheet.. 49

Thresholds for intensity of infection by STH species 50