title: Intestinal parasitosis and nutritional status in schoolchildren of Sahar district, Yemen.
abstract: The prevalence and intensity of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted parasites was estimated among third-year schoolchildren of Sahar district, Sa'dah governorate, Yemen, after 4 schistosomiasis control campaigns. Anthropometric measurements were used to assess nutritional status in relation to infection rates. The prevalence of schistosomiasis infection was low at 5.6%: 3.3% for Schistosoma haematobium (geometric mean 0.16 eggs/10 mL urine) and 2.3% for S. mansoni (0.18 eggs/g faeces). Ascaris lumbricoides was found in 0.4% of the children while other soil-transmitted helminths were not found. Stunting was found in 50.9%, wasting in 4.5% and underweight in 48.7% of the children examined; however, no positive association was found between infection and nutritional status indicators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen. yahiarajaa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Raja'a
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mubarak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004614:Emaciation / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013851:Thinness / Q000469:parasitology; D015006:Yemen / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D012987:Soil