title: Occurrence of soil-transmitted helminths in women at the Himalayan region of Nepal.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find the occurrence pattern and prevalence of the soil transmitted helminths in women of child bearing age group.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted in Jiri , an area of Dolakha district at the altitude of 2100 meter from sea level. The faecal sample of 478 women of childbearing age (15 to 45 years) were taken randomly and examined for the ova of soil transmitted helianthus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The occurrence pattern was 53.0%, 20.0% and 2.7% for Hookworms, Ascaries lumbricoids and Trichuris Trichuria respectively. Both Ascaries and Hookworm prevalence rates noticeably increased with increasing age, with the highest infection rate between the age of 36-45 years while trichuris infection reached the highest in women of 15-25 years of age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a high prevalence of hookworm and ascaries in women of childbearing age and necessary intervention is needed according to WHO guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri-9, Naya Bazaar, Dolakha, Nepal.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kunwar
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Chapagain
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Subba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Subedi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blangero
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams-Blangero
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Towne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000723:Ancylostomatoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology*; D014258:Trichuris / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012987:Soil