The prevalence and control of soil-transmitted nematode infections among children and women in the plantations in Sri Lanka

• Published in: Ceylon medical journal Vol. 41; no. 2; p. 37
• Main Authors: Sorensen, E, Ismail, M, Amarasinghe, D K, Hettiarachchi, I, Dassenaieke, T S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sri Lanka 01.06.1996
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Ascariasis - epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Nematode Infections - epidemiology; Nematode Infections - prevention & control; Nematode Infections - transmission; Prevalence; Soil - parasitology; Sri Lanka - epidemiology; Trichuriasis - epidemiology

To determine the prevalence of soil-transmitted nematode infections among children and to assess the magnitude of nematode infections among women in the reproductive age group. Cross-sectional study. 14 government owned plantations in the up-country and low-country regions of Sri Lanka. 1614 childre...