Authors : Aishet Plieva, Zalina Dzarmotova, Aset Kulbuzheva and Lyuba Oligova
Abstract: Child’s health plays a huge role in the intellectual and psychological development of children, especially those of primary school age, together with emotional atmosphere surrounding it, genetic factors, etc. The effect of enterobiasis infection on psychoemotional state of children was comparatively analyzed using a certain laboratory research method (film method of determining Enterobios vermicularis and complete blood count) and R.B. Cattell intelligence and psychological test. It was discovered that children from the pinworm infested group have deviations in neuropsychological development, impatience, concentration and academic performance. The effect of parasitosis on such characteristic values (based on Cattell questionnaire) as sociability, self-confidence, self-control and academic performance was determined and so was the impact of enterobiasis on Hb and easinophils level in blood: H decreased in 75% of schoolchildren and eosinophilia was b found in primary and secondary school children (92% of school children). Upon such factors as sociability, self-confidence, self-control and academic performance, children from the infected group have lower scores compared to healthy ones. Despite the fact that the deviation of these parameters smoothes over with age, a general enterobiasis associated decrease of intellectual and neuropsychological development of children can be seen which leads to corresponding age norm delays and causes difficulties in adapting to the educational process.
Aishet Plieva, Zalina Dzarmotova, Aset Kulbuzheva and Lyuba Oligova, 2016. Impact of Enterobiasis on Physiology, Psycho-Emotional State and Learning Activities of Primary School Children. International Journal of Tropical Medicine, 11: 257-260.