The anemia of vitamin A deficiency: epidemiology and pathogenesis

RD Semba, MW Bloem - European journal of clinical nutrition, 2002 - nature.com
Results: Although vitamin A deficiency is recognized to cause anemia,'vitamin A deficiency
anemia'lacks complete characterization as a distinct clinical entity. Vitamin A appears to be …

The health impact of polyparasitism in humans: are we under-estimating the burden of parasitic diseases?

R Pullan, S Brooker - Parasitology, 2008 - cambridge.org
Parasitic infections are widespread throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, and infection with
multiple parasite species is the norm rather than the exception. Despite the ubiquity of …

[HTML][HTML] Iron deficiency due to consumption of a habitual diet low in bioavailable iron: a longitudinal cohort study in Moroccan children

MB Zimmermann, N Chaouki, RF Hurrell - The American journal of clinical …, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: In many developing countries, cereal and legume–based diets contain low
amounts of bioavailable iron, which may increase the risk of iron deficiency. Objective: The …

Malnutrition at age 3 years and lower cognitive ability at age 11 years: independence from psychosocial adversity

J Liu, A Raine, PH Venables, C Dalais… - Archives of pediatrics …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Early malnutrition is linked to poor cognition, but long-term effects have not
been extensively examined and psychosocial confounds have not always been controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of anemia among children and adolescents of Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Kundu, SS Alam, MAT Mia, T Hossan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of anemia is high among children and adolescents in low-and middle-
income countries because of undernutrition resulting from their poor socioeconomic status …

[HTML][HTML] Iron deficiency and soil-transmitted helminth infection: classic and neglected connections

JH Ellwanger, M Ziliotto, B Kulmann-Leal… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
Beyond participating in the oxygen transport by red blood cells, iron is an essential
micronutrient and contributes to different physiological pathways and processes, such as …

Anaemia in Bangladesh: a review of prevalence and aetiology

F Ahmed - Public health nutrition, 2000 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThis paper provides a comprehensive review of the changes in the prevalence and
the extent of anaemia among different population groups in Bangladesh up to the present …

A comparison of methods for detecting the eggs of Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm in infant stool, and the epidemiology of infection in Zanzibari infants.

D Goodman, HJ Haji, QD Bickle… - … journal of tropical …, 2007 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
This study compared five methods for detecting the eggs of the human parasitic
geohelminths Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm in infant stool, and describes the …

Prevalence of intestinal parasites among pupils in rural North Eastern, Nigeria

JG Damen, J Luka, EI Biwan, M Lugos - Nigerian Medical Journal, 2011 - ajol.info
Background: The study determined the prevalence of intestinal parasitism among pupils in
rural schools (Almajiris) in Konduga local Government Area of Borno state. Materials and …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A, and parasitoses in children living in Brasília

MI Muniz-Junqueira, EFO Queiróz - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira …, 2002 - SciELO Brasil
It is still controversial whether intestinal parasitic infections can influence the nutritional
status of children. The relationship between protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A and …