Publication: Occurrence of soil-transmitted helminths in women at the Himalayan region of Nepal
Date
2006
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
Objective: to find the occurrence pattern and prevalence of the soil transmitted helminths in women of child bearing
age group.
Methods and Materials: 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.
Result: 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.
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of hookworm and ascaries in women of childbearing age and
necessary intervention is needed according to WHO guidelines.
Key words: soil-transmitted helminth, stool sample, women, himalayan
Description
Kunwar CB1 , Chapagain RH 1
, Subba B1, Shrestha M 1
, Jha B2, Subedi J 3, Blangero J 4, Williams-Blangero S 4,
Towne B5
1Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri-9, Naya Bazaar, Dolakha, Nepal, 2
Department of Biochemistry,
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal, 3Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and
Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, 4Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for
Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 5Lifespan Health Research Centre, Wright State University School
of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA