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Helminth infestations in Asian women attending an antenatal clinic in England
Author(s) -
CONSTANTINE G.,
ARUNDELL L.,
FINN K.,
O'CONNOR A.,
LUESLEY D. M.,
LOWE P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb12803.x
Subject(s) - trichuris trichiura , ascaris lumbricoides , helminths , infestation , trichuris , hymenolepis nana , medicine , veterinary medicine , helminthiasis , demography , biology , immunology , botany , sociology
Summary. Asian women attending an antenatal clinic in England were studied to determine the infestation rates with intestinal helminths. An overall rate of 9% was found, rising to 18% in those women resident for less than 7 years. Indians had a carriage rate of 3%, Pakistanis 7.3% and Bangladeshis 45%. Species detected were hookworm, whipworm ( Trichuris trichiura ), dwarf tapeworm ( Hymenolepis nana ) and roundworm ( Ascaris lumbricoides ).