Treatment with a Single Dose of Albendazole Improves Growth of Kenyan Schoolchildren with Hookworm, Trichuris Trichiura, and Ascaris Lumbricoides Infections

Stephenson, Lani S.; Latham, Michael C.; Kurz, Kathleen M.; Kinoti, Stephen N.; Brigham, Heather

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1989.41.78

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“…14 Treatment is by giving Benzimidazoles (Albendazole or Mebendazole). 15 A case of pica and refractory anaemia has been reported by Von Garnier et al 16 Another case of pica with iron deficiency anaemia has been reported in a three year old by Howarth. 8 A 14 year old in Turkey has been reported with pica and iron deficiency anaemia, he ingested pebbles and a kilogram of pebbles were removed under anaesthesia.…”

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PICA with microcytic hypochromic anaemia and hookworm infestation: A case report

Garba¹,

Aminu²,

Onazi³

et al. 2014

Int Jour of Biomed Res

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PICA with microcytic hypochromic anaemia and hookworm infestation: A case report

Garba¹,

Aminu²,

Onazi³

et al. 2014

Int Jour of Biomed Res

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“…The negative impact of parasitic infections on growth is observed in many studies that use different measurements and indicators of anthropometric status, such as weight [15][16][17][18] , height [19][20][21] weight-forage 16,22 , height-for-age 16 and weight-forheight 17,[22][23][24] . For these authors, infections act negatively over the genetic growth potential of children and adolescents, keeping them from reaching full somatic growth.…”

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Association between geohelminth infections and physical growth in schoolchildren

Silva

Assis

2008

Rev. Nutr.

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ObjectiveThis study aims to assess the association between geohelminth infections and the physical growth of schoolchildren. MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study with the participation of 1861 children aging from 7 to 14 years who live in a municipality in the Southern region (Recôncavo) of the State of Bahia. The participants were submitted to anthropometric assessment and stool tests. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used as the statistical means to determine the association of interest. ResultsThe risks of stunting were greater among boys with Ascaris lumbricoides (Odds ratio=1.79; confidence interval 95%: 1.07-3.01), Trichuris trichiura (Odds ratio=2.26; confidence interval 95%: 1.33-3.84) and ancylostomiasis (Odds ratio=2.18; confidence interval 95%: 1.28-3.73) when compared with non-infected children. These results remained unchanged after adjustments for the location of the school, children's ages and other geohelminth infections. ConclusionThese infections did not compromise girls´ growth. These results emphasize the association between geohelminth infection and linear physical growth, indicating the need to implement preventive and curative measures that allow the quality of life of the children to improve since the repercussion that these parasites have on the nutritional status and health of this population is severe.

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“…In the U.S., day care center attendance increases the risk of infections and injuries, and may cause behavioral disorders due to lack of mother-child contact [3][4][5] . However, for disadvantaged children living in third world urban slums, whose homes and families put them at developmental risk, attendance to day care centers may improve health and nutrition by providing adequate food and a sanitary environment 6,7 .…”

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Nutritional gains of underprivileged children attending a day care center in S.Paulo City, Brazil: a nine month follow-up study

Taddei

Cannon

Warner³

et al. 2000

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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The efficacy of a well-operated day care center in providing better nutrition to poor children in Brazil was assessed. We collected data for 9 months from 180 under-five children attending a day care center located in a slum. Every working day each child received at least 100% of the age-group recommended dietary allowances plus iron fortified milk and, every six months, treatment for helminth infections. Statistical analyses were restricted to the 168 children (93%) who had measurements from at least five months. As outcome variables, weight-for-height, height-for-age, and weight-for-age Z scores were dichotomized so that a Z score < -1 indicated a child was at risk of malnutrition. We examined the proportion of children at nutritional risk in each month and used multivariate statistical techniques to adjust for confounding and to account for intra-subject correlation. The percentage of children at nutritional risk decreased over time, from 10.1% to 3.4% for weight for height, 29.8% to 15.2 % for weight for age, and from 50.0% to 44.8% for height for age. Most of the reduction took place between the third and fourth months of enrollment. The correlated data models for the three dichotomized outcomes showed a two to three-fold reduction in the occurrence of wasting and underweight. We concluded that attendance to well-operated daycare protects against nutritional risk, and approximately four months are required for a benefit to be seen.

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Treatment with a Single Dose of Albendazole Improves Growth of Kenyan Schoolchildren with Hookworm, Trichuris Trichiura, and Ascaris Lumbricoides Infections

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PICA with microcytic hypochromic anaemia and hookworm infestation: A case report

PICA with microcytic hypochromic anaemia and hookworm infestation: A case report

Association between geohelminth infections and physical growth in schoolchildren

Nutritional gains of underprivileged children attending a day care center in S.Paulo City, Brazil: a nine month follow-up study

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