Intestinal parasitosis and nutritional status in schoolchildren of Sahar district, Yemen
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
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| ID: who-117208
Biblioteca responsável:
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ABSTRACT
The prevalence and intensity of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted parasites was estimated among third-year schoolchildren of Sahar district, Sa'dah governorate, Yemen, after 4 schistosomiasis control campaigns. Anthropometric measurements were used to assess nutritional status in relation to infection rates. The prevalence of schistosomiasis infection was low at 5.6% 3.3% for Schistosoma haematobium [geometric mean 0.16 eggs/10 mL urine] and 2.3% for S. mansoni [0.18 eggs/g faeces]. Ascaris lumbricoides was found in 0.4% of the children while other soil-transmitted helminths were not found. Stunting was found in 50.9%, wasting in 4.5% and underweight in 48.7% of the children examined; however, no positive association was found between infection and nutritional status indicators
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Helmintíase
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Esquistossomose
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Zoonoses
Base de dados:
WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Antropometria
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Estado Nutricional
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Fatores de Risco
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Enteropatias Parasitárias
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2006