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West Indian Med J ; 42(1): 18-21, 1993 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8503208

ABSTRACT

When 239 (1982) and 361 (1991) five- and nine-year-old children in St. Kitts were assessed for the presence of parasitic infections, there were significant reductions in the prevalence of trichuriasis from 83% to 58%, of ascariasis from 24% to 8.6% and of giardiasis from 15% to 9.4%. Anthelminthic use, which appeared to be the most important responsible intervention tool, remained roughly at the same level at 59-51%. However, the types of anthelminthics used changed over the period. Piperazine citrate, which was used by 66% in 1982, only had 35% usage in 1991. Albendazole which was not used at all in 1982 was taken by 32% of the children in 1991 and at the same time use of laevo-tetramisole increased by 20% from 14%. Suggestions are made for an island-wide mass intervention programme to manage parasitic infections.


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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/epidemiology , Anthelmintics/therapeutic use , Child , Child, Preschool , Feces/parasitology , Helminthiasis/drug therapy , Helminthiasis/epidemiology , Humans , Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/drug therapy , Prevalence , Protozoan Infections/drug therapy , Protozoan Infections/epidemiology , Time Factors , West Indies/epidemiology
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