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Prevalence of intestinal helminths and associated factors among school children of Medebay Zana wereda; North Western Tigray, Ethiopia 2017

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective To assess the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections and associated factors among primary school children of Medebay Zana wereda, a northwestern zone of Tigray, northern Ethiopia from March to April 2017.
Tsega Teshale, Shewaye Belay, Desalegn Tadesse, Abraham Awala, Girmay Teklay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anaemia Among Mother–Child Dyads in India: Trends, Drivers, and Future Projections

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Anaemia among mothers and their children is a widespread public health challenge with profound consequences for individuals and societies. While anaemia has been studied separately in women and children, there remains a literature gap examining anaemia in mother‐child dyads, limiting insights on interventions that may simultaneously address ...
Sarang Pedgaonker, Trupti Meher, Monali Gupta, Suman Chakrabarti, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Shri Kant Singh, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, Aditi, Samuel Scott   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Knowledge of Helminths of Wild Birds in Ecuador

Birds
Parasitic helminths are diverse in wild birds globally, but knowledge about helminths in Ecuadorian avifauna is still fragmentary. In the present review, records about helminths (Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, and Acanthocephala) in Ecuadorian wild birds is ...
Patricio D. Carrera-Játiva, Gustavo Jiménez-Uzcátegui   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths, Schistosoma mansoni, and haematocrit values among schoolchildren in Ethiopia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
Introduction: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminths, risk factors and haematocrit values among primary schoolchildren. Methodology: Across-sectional study was conducted in 12 primary schools in March 2011.
Bayeh Abera, Genetu Alem, Mulat Yimer, Zaida Herrador   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Akkermansia muciniphila participates in the host protection against helminth-induced cardiac fibrosis via TLR2

, 2023
Jiaqi Wang, Xiaolei Liu, Ruohang Sun, Hanhai Mao, Mingyuan Liu, Xuemin Jin   +5 more
openalex   +2 more sources

The Longitudinal Impact of Fetal Malnutrition on the Anthropometric Growth of Young Children in Leyte, the Philippines

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Poor intrauterine growth has long‐term implications for child growth and nutritional status. Fetal malnutrition (FM) is a type of poor intrauterine growth defined by the presence of soft tissue wasting at birth and is identified using the Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status Score (CANSCORE) tool, independent of gestational age.
Mackenzie E. Bruzzio, Jennifer Friedman, Christopher Barry, Emily McDonald, Blanca Jarilla, Veronica Tallo, Susannah Colt   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Good Bacteria and Worms: As Promising Candidates for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2018
The gastrointestinal system harbors various microorganisms, known as gut microbiota. Increase in prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in developed countries is associated with changes in the environment, such as decrease in incidence of ...
Hossein Ghalehnoei, Javad Akhtari, Hamed Kalani, Mahdi Fakhar   +3 more
doaj  

Co-infection prevalence of helminths and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in the Lake Tana Basin, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Helminths are important public health infectious agents and are highly prevalent in the tropics, including Ethiopia. Schoolchildren are highly vulnerable to these parasitic infections due to several personal habits. Although their helminths co-
Tadesse Hailu, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Roghayeh Norouzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulation of immunity and allergy by helminth parasites [PDF]

, 2019
Rick M. Maizels
openalex   +1 more source

Effects of Video‐Based Health Education on Birth Outcomes and Anaemia Status of Mothers in Dirashe District South Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Undernutrition and infections during pregnancy result in low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) can promote recommended health practices, potentially improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Wanzahun Godana Boynito, Kidus Temesgen Worsa, Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila, Godana Yaya Tessema, Tsegaye Yohanis, Stefaan De Henauw, Piet Cools, Bruno Levecke, Souheila Abbeddou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source