Prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides infections in relation to undernutrition among children in a tea plantation community, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides infections in relation to undernutrition among children in a tea plantation community, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Ascaris lumbricoides infections are one of the commonnest intestinal nematode infections in the world, with a profound negative effect on nutritional status among underprivileged populations. In Sri Lanka, Ascaris infections and low nutritional status still persist in the plantat...

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Main Authors: Lahiru Sandaruwan Galgamuwa, Devika Iddawela, Samath D. Dharmaratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Ascaris Lumbricoides
Undernutrition
Children
Anthropometric measurements
Sri Lanka
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-0984-3

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