Incidence of Worms and Its effects on Leaner's Academic Performance in Primary Schools of Nyamilama Village, Kwimba District Tanzania.
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2011-05
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning.
Abstract
In this research report entitled Incidence of worms 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 worms
affect children performance 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; taking
food with unwashed hand, food contaminated by worms and not well cooked, drinking unboiled
water, walking bare foot and eating unwashed fruits.
So health and parental care depmtment in schoos 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 worms in society which in
turns will increase the academic performance of pupils in schools.
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Education in
Partial Fulfillment of the Award of Bachelor of
Science with Education of Kampala International
University.
Keywords
Academic Performance, Leaners, Primary Schools, Worms, Effects, Tanzania