A cross-sectional study involving 408 schoolchildren was performed from November 2013 to
February 2014 to assess the prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections and malnutrition …

Background. Strongyloidiasis is an intestinal parasitic infection mainly caused by
Strongyloides stercoralis. Although it is a predominant parasite in tropics and subtropics …

Soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are parasitic infection caused mainly by Ascaris
lumbricoides (common roundworms), Trichuris trichiura (whipworms), and the hookworms …

Background Intestinal parasitic infection is diversified illness and diseases caused millions
morbidity among under-five children lives in developing countries particularly vulnerable …

Intestinal parasitic infection is one of the ten top major public health problems in developing
countries, including Yemen. Epidemiological parasitology study of the prevalence and …

Methods: A cross sectional study conducted from January-June 2016, among 418 school
children under-5 years of age. Anthropometric data, height-for-age, weight-for-height, and …

Background and Objective: Soil transmitted helminthes (STH) infection affects more than two
billion people worldwide with Nigeria having the highest burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. This …

Intestinal parasitic infections are distributed virtually throughout the world, with high
prevalence rates in tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world as well as in Ethiopia …

This study critically reviewed the spatial distributions of helminth infections in Nigeria within
the last decade (2005-2015) and the need for urgent interventions in order to protect the …

The range of infections caused by intestinal parasites constitutes a major health problem
among children in developing countries such as Nigeria. In this study, we investigated the …