Soil-transmitted helminth infections and nutritional indices among Filipino schoolchildren.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are still prevalent among schoolchildren in the Philippines. We evaluated the risk factors associated with STH and the relationship between STH and nutritional indices among schoolchildren aged 9-10 years in Laguna province, the Philippines.

Methods

We used the baseline data from 40 schools enrolled in a randomised controlled trial of the Magic Glasses Philippines health education package. Data on demographic and socio-economic variables, and STH related knowledge, attitudes and practices, were obtained through a questionnaire. Stool samples were collected and assessed for STH egg presence using the Kato-Katz technique. Haemoglobin levels and height and weight of study participants were also determined. The generalized es

SUBMITTER: Mationg MLS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8694453 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature