title: Quetelet index, hemoglobin and parasitic infection of rural women in northeast Thailand.
abstract: The Quetelet index, hemoglobin and parasitic infection rates of adolescent and young women from 21 villages in Northeast Thailand were assessed. Data were collected in the hot, rainy and cold seasons of the year. The proportion of undernourished females varied between 10 and 15% when a cut-off point of 18.7 of the Quetelet index was chosen. 23 to 33% of the women had hemoglobin levels below 12 g%. Parasitic infection rates with various intestinal helminths were high but not related to the nutritional status or anemia.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saowakontha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pongpaew
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Schelp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rojsathaporn
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sriboonlue
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vudhivai
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Intarakhao
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pipitgool
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mahaweerawat
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Supawan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012306:Risk; D012423:Rural Health; D012621:Seasons; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins