Background: Intestinal parasitic infestations are one of the neglected tropical diseases and it is most common among school children. It negatively affects children growth, cognitive development and learning abilities. It may lead to nutritional deficiencies and anemia. The present study aims to identify the effect of parasitic infestations on growth among primary school children. Descriptive comparative design was conducted on a sample of 200 children (100 infected study group, and 100 not infected) at Hehia primary schools. Two tools were used; Questionnaire interview sheet and Growth Chart. The study results revealed that118.46 ± 10.49 was the mean of height of not infected group. Also, 31% of not infected group were in underweight level; It can be concluded that there was a statistically significant difference between both not infected and infected group concerning to weight and body mass index. Also, there was a statistically significant difference between both group concerning to body mass index levels therefore the study recommended that health education and environmental sanitation improvement are recommended as preventive control measures.

Conclusion:It can be concluded that educational program had improved nurses' practice about infection control. Based on the results of the present study, In-service, training program for nurses about infection control precautions should be done. In addition, the development of infection control guidelines is essential, to be followed and available for all nurses.

Background: Child accidents was a serious health problem in most countries where accident was the greatest cause of death of children. First aid is the immediate care given to the child who had been injured and performed immediately. The aim of the current study was to identify the impact of an educational training program for mothers of preschool age children regarding care of some home emergency situation. A quasi experimental design was utilized .The study was conducted at nursery school at Kafr-Sakr city at Sharkia governorate, where there are 49 nursery schools. The subjects of the study composed of 280 mothers who attended four selected nursery schools & their children. Two tools were used; firstly, a structured interview questionnaire to assess mother's knowledge and safety home environment, and the second tool was a child assessment sheet. Education program was developed to educate mothers about home accidents ,prevention and its first aid. The study results indicated that, the studied mother's knowledge and practice had been improved significantly after implementation of the educational program either immediately or two months later. Therefore, it could be concluded that, the educational program had improved the studied mother's knowledge and practices about care of some home emergency situation. The study recommended the provision of educational programs for parents about accident prevention and first aid at nursery school.

No abstract