Prevalence of soil transmitted helminths in school children in the Federal Territory of Malaysia.
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A study conducted in. all the government schools in Wilayah to find the prevalence rate of worm infection in. urban schools revealed that 50 percent of the 7,682 school children. examined suffered from helminthiasis. More than 50 percent had mixed infections, worm infection was more prevalent among Malays and Indians. Both males and females had an equal prevalence of worm infection. Schools near the squatter areas had high. infection rates. This was attributed to poverty, cultural factors, and erunronmental sanitation in. the squatter areas.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 37 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982