Effect of deworming on nutritional status of ascaris infested slum children of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
This randomized double blind community trial was conducted on Ascaris infested children (n = 85) aged 2 to 12 years and was aimed to study the impact of deworming on nutritional status, in an urban slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The change of weight gain was significantly higher in children given anthelmintics than those given placebo (0.92 kg vs. 0.54 kg). A multiple linear regression model shows that after controlling sex, deworming and height were positively correlated while age and weight were negatively correlated with weight change.
Sarkar
Nihar Ranjan
NR
Institute of Public Health, Bangladesh National Nutrition Council, and Helen Keller International, Dhaka, Bangladesh. nihar@hkidhaka.org
Anwar
Kazi Selim
KS
Biswas
Kanan Bala
KB
Mannan
Mohammad Abdul
MA
D001196:Ascariasis / Q000628:therapy*; D001459:Bangladesh; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011204:Poverty Areas; D014505:Urban Population