A holistic approach is needed to control the perpetual burden of soil-transmitted helminth infections among indigenous schoolchildren in Malaysia

A holistic approach is needed to control the perpetual burden of soil-transmitted helminth infections among indigenous schoolchildren in Malaysia

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1,142 Orang Ali schoolchildren in six states of Peninsular Malaysia to investigate the current prevalence and risk factors of STH infections. Faecal samples were examined using direct smear, formalin-ether sedimentation, Kato–Katz, and Harada–Mori methods...

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Main Authors: Al-Areeqi, M.A (Author), Al-Delaimy, A.K (Author), Al-Mekhlafi, H.M (Author), Anuar, T.S (Author), Atroosh, W.M (Author), Dawaki, S. (Author), Elyana, F.N (Author), Lim, Y.A.L (Author), Mahmud, R. (Author), Nasr, N.A (Author), Sady, H. (Author), Wehaish, A.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020
Subjects:
age
Ancylostomatoidea
animal
Animals
Article
ascariasis
Ascaris lumbricoides
child
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross-sectional study
disease transmission
family size
feces
Feces
feces analysis
female
Female
hand washing
health status
helminthiasis
Helminthiasis
hookworm
hookworm infection
human
Humans
indigenous
infection control
infectious diseases
major clinical study
Malaysia
male
Male
neglected tropical diseases
Orang Asli
parasitological parameters
parasitology
pathogen load
personal hygiene
prevalence
Prevalence
quality of life
Quality of Life
questionnaire
sanitation
school child
schoolchildren
socioeconomics
soil
Soil
Soil-transmitted helminth
trichuriasis
Trichuris
unemployment
water supply
World Health Organization
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