Tesfaye, Fikru(PhD)Abebe, Belete2018-07-062023-11-052018-07-062023-11-052000-12http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/6882A cross sectional study was conducted in vo lving 641 students oC the two primary schools of Teda town. North Gonder. The purpose of the study was to determine the nutritional and intestinal parasitic in fection (!PI) status of the chi ldren, the effect of IPI and nutritional status on the children's academic performance, and the effect of I PIon nutrition. Data were collected using questionnai re and anthropometric measurements. Physical and stool examinations were also carried out. Schoo l average scores were obtainedfi'OITI school records. The data were entered. processed and analysed using EPr In fo version 6, computer software (and its subprogram EPINUT). Underweight and stunting were fou nd to be 59.8% and 41.7% respective ly, whereas the overalllPI rate was 77.7%. The commonest infection was Ascaris lumbricoides with prevalence of66.7%, followed by Entameba histolytica with prevalence of 14.8%. Low than high pupils' school average score was significantly associated with underweight, X2 = 39.45, (p value < 0.000 1), and with stunting, X = 19.79, (p < 0.00 1). Intestinal parasitic infection did not show any association with the nutritional status and school performance of the children. A higher proportion of the yo unger than the older age group was underweight, OR = 1.86 (95% CI = 1.32,2.64). Also higher proportion of the urban students than that of the rural ones were underweight, OR = 2.25 (95% cr = 1.59, 3. 18), and a sign ifican tly higher proportion of the urhan than the rural students were stunted. The town and the rural students were not different regarding to 11' 1. This survey should sensit ize concerned bodi es for improving primary school chi ldren's health and nutrition. Recommendations are made to take actions to alleviate the IPI and nutritional problems of the school children.enAssessment of the Effect of Nutritional Status and Intestinal Parasitic InfectionThesis