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Plate 1: Faecal samples (A) behind hostel hostel window, (B) on bear ground, (C) on hostel fence
90
80 83.3
70
60
Percentage Infected (%)
58.3
50
40
41.6
30
20
10
0
Ascaris lumbricoides Hookworm Ascaris + Hookworm
Male Female
15.2
12.1
Helminthes infection (%)
9.1
7.5
4.5
Among male students, 20.4% defecatedin toilet, 0% used From the questionnaire interview, information obtained was
potty, and 1.9% open defecatedin space. Among female that water supplied to the hostel stayed mostly for 5 hours
students 40.7% used toilet, 30.6% used potty, and 6.5% in a day (Figure 4). Twelve point five percent (12.5%) and
used open space (Figure 3). There was a significant 44.4% of male and females respectively are in habit of
difference (P<0.05) between male and female based on storing water in personal storage facilities (Table 2). A
facilities used by the students for defecation. statistical significant difference (P<0.05) is obtained in
Most of the fresh stool samples used for the study were water storage habit among the two genders. The toilets are
collected during the weekends. Each block of the hostel washed by the cleaners and they only worked during the
comprises of 24 rooms with 16 toilets. There are four week days. From the study population it was observed that
students in a room. There are 96 students per block with 16 the male students have higher helminthes infection than the
toilets. Therefore, the ratio of student to toilet provided by female students.
the school is 6:1.
45.0 40.7
40.0
Percentage population
35.0 30.6
30.0
25.0 20.4
20.0
15.0
6.5
10.0
1.9
5.0 0
0.0
Toilet Potty Open space
Male Female
80
70
60
No. of respondents (%)
50
40
30
20
10
0
1-5 hour 6-10 hours 11-15 hours 16-20 hours
Fig.4: Hours of water supply in the hostel