CB, KunwarRH, ChapagainB, SubbaM, ShresthaB, JhaJ, SubediJ, BlangeroS, Williams-BlangeroB, Towne2025-07-242025-07-242006https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/580Kunwar 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, USAObjective: 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, himalayanen-USArticle