Open AccessThe Impact of Intestinal Parasitic Infections on the Nutritional Status of Rural and Urban School-Aged Children in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Kenneth Nnamdi Opara
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of mch and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2161-8674
pISSN - 2161-864X
DOI - 10.21106/ijma.8
Subject(s) - wasting , underweight , malnutrition , ascaris lumbricoides , medicine , intestinal parasite , anthropometry , environmental health , ascariasis , public health , helminths , body mass index , immunology , overweight , nursing
Intestinal parasitic infection and undernutrition are still major public health problems in poor and developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between intestinal parasitic infection and nutritional status in 405 primary school children from rural and urban areas of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.