Knowledge and practice of Caregivers about Intestinal Parasitic Infestations at EL- Minia City.

faculty of nursing Assiut university*. Intestinal infestations are amongst the common infections worldwide, it is estimated that about 3.5 billion people are affected, and that 450 million are ill as a result of these infestations, lead to physical and mental health problems such as iron deficiency anaemia, growth retardation, and lack of concentration the majority are being children that.Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of caregivers about intestinal parasitic infestations at EL-Minia City. Subjects and methods: Descriptive research design was used in this study to identify the knowledge and practices of caregivers about intestinal parasitic infestations; the study was conducted in four primary governmental schools. These were Saad Zaglol, Tark ebn Ziad, Elfath and EL-shaheed schools at EL-Minia city. Tool of the study included a structured interview sheet it include two parts a) the demographic characteristics it includes (child age, child sex, residence, education and occupation of caregivers …….etc)The Caregivers knowledge regarding the intestinal infestation and consists of the following: (definition, types of intestinal worm, cycle of Pin worm and Ascariasis, mode of transmission, prevention, treatment B: The second tool (observational check list): was developed for assessing house environmental sanitation and assessing the caregiver's practices. Results: There was a highly statisticall