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Effect of intestinal helminthiasis on school attendance by early primary schoolchildren

Stool examination of 249 early primary schoolchildren at 2 schools in north-eastern peninsular Malaysia revealed that 73 were infected with Ascaris lumbricoides, 103 with Trichuris trichiura,. and 18 with hookworms. Infected children were treated with a single dose of 400 mg of albendazole. The scho...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1997-03, Vol.91 (2), p.131-132
Main Authors: Raj, S.Mahendra, Sein, K.T., Anuar, A.Khairul, Mustaffa, B.E.
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Language:English
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Summary:Stool examination of 249 early primary schoolchildren at 2 schools in north-eastern peninsular Malaysia revealed that 73 were infected with Ascaris lumbricoides, 103 with Trichuris trichiura,. and 18 with hookworms. Infected children were treated with a single dose of 400 mg of albendazole. The school attendance records during a 60 d period before treatment and 2 consecutive 60 d periods after treatment were examined. The absenteeism rate did not improve more among infected children after treatment than it did among the uninfected control children. The correlation between worm intensity and the number of lost school-days was poor. There was no evidence that intestinal helminthiasis caused school absenteeism among this group of children.
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90196-6