Prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections and malnutrition among schoolchildren of the Zegie Peninsula, northwestern Ethiopia
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It can be concluded that intestinal helminthic infections, specifically infections due to hookworm and S. mansoni, are important health problems among schoolchildren of the Zegie Peninsula.About:
This article is published in Journal of Infection and Public Health.The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 72 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wasting & Prevalence.read more
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among Jawi primary school children, Jawi town, north-west Ethiopia
TL;DR: High prevalence of IPIs among Jawi Primary school children demands improved health education on regular hand washing, latrine use, wearing shoes, cleaning finger nails, not crossing rivers with bare foot and avoiding eating raw vegetables.
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections, anemia and undernutrition among schoolchildren in Yirgacheffee, South Ethiopia
TL;DR: Untreated drinking water, high frequency of sucking fingernails and open defecation were significantly associated with risk of getting soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections, and children with heavy intensities of hookworm infections and those undernourished were more likely to suffer from anaemia.
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Sanitation, hookworm, anemia, stunting, and wasting in primary school children in southern Ethiopia: baseline results from a study in 30 schools
Jack E. T. Grimes,Gemechu Tadesse,Iain A. Gardiner,Elodie Yard,Yonas Wuletaw,Michael R. Templeton,Wendy Harrison,Lesley Drake +7 more
TL;DR: No statistically significant associations were found between sanitation and hookworm; or between hookworm and anemia, stunting, or wasting between school WASH and household WASH.
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Prevalence and associated factors of underweight among children 6–59 months of age in Takusa district, Northwest Ethiopia
TL;DR: In the study community, the prevalence of underweight was lower than the findings of different studies in Ethiopia; efforts should also be intensified to reduce under-weight by focusing on identified determinants.
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Epidemiology of intestinal parasitic infections in preschool and school-aged Ethiopian children: A systematic review and meta-analysis
TL;DR: Intestinal parasite infections are highly prevalent among preschool and school-age children and well distributed across the regional states of Ethiopia, and Southern and Amhara regional states carry the highest burden.
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm
Jeffrey M. Bethony,Jeffrey M. Bethony,Simon Brooker,Marco Albonico,Stefan M. Geiger,Stefan M. Geiger,Alex Loukas,David Diemert,Peter J. Hotez +8 more
TL;DR: Concerns about the sustainability of periodic deworming with benzimidazole anthelmintics and the emergence of resistance have prompted efforts to develop and test new control tools.
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Global numbers of infection and disease burden of soil transmitted helminth infections in 2010
TL;DR: Improvements in the cartography of helminth infection, combined with mathematical modelling approaches, have resulted in the most comprehensive contemporary estimates for the public health burden of STH, a benchmark upon which to evaluate future scale-up of major control efforts.
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Soil transmitted helminths and schistosoma mansoni infections among school children in zarima town, northwest Ethiopia
Abebe Alemu,Asmamaw Atnafu,Zelalem Addis,Yitayal Shiferaw,Takele Teklu,Biniam Mathewos,Wubet Birhan,Simon Gebretsadik,Baye Gelaw +8 more
TL;DR: Prevalence of soil transmitted helminths (STH) and S.mansoni was high and the diseases were still major health problem in the study area which alerts public health intervention as soon as possible.
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The prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections and associated risk factors among school children in Babile town, eastern Ethiopia
TL;DR: Intervention programs should emphasise proper personal and environmental hygiene practices in order to prevent and control intestinal helminthic infections among school children.
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High malnutrition rate in Venezuelan Yanomami compared to Warao Amerindians and Creoles: significant associations with intestinal parasites and anemia.
Lilly M. Verhagen,Renzo Nino Incani,Carolina R. Franco,Alejandra Ugarte,Yeneska Cadenas,Carmen I. Sierra Ruiz,Peter W. M. Hermans,Denise Hoek,Maiza Campos Ponce,Jacobus H. de Waard,Elena Pinelli +10 more
TL;DR: In rural populations in Venezuela helminthiasis and giardiasis were associated with acute and chronic nutritional status respectively and the need for an integrated approach to control transmission of parasites and improve the health status of rural Venezuelan children is highlighted.