Hookworm infestation is highly prevalent in both underweight and overweight school aged children in rural area: an observation from field study in Thailand
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 0
Abstract
Objective: To report the prevalence of hookworm egg detected in stool examinations of a group of school aged children living in a Thai-Cambodia border area. Methods: This work is a cross-sectional study performed as a field survey during the rural developmental camp. Basic parasitological study is done. Results: Of 156 studied stool samples, the hookworm can be seen in 100 samples giving the prevalence rate equal to 64.1%. Conclusions: Based on the present cross sectional study, it can be seen that the prevalence of hookworm infestation is high in both underweight and overweight school aged children in this area.
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