| intestinal parasitoses in the kandy area, sri lanka. | the prevalence of intestinal protozoa and geohelminths was assessed among two diverse populations in the kandy area: adults attending medical outpatients clinics at the teaching hospital peradeniya, and pre-school children in low-cost housing areas within the kandy municipality. in addition to a brief history and examination, a fresh stool sample was obtained and examined by direct smears in saline and iodine, and by formol-ether concentration. the children's stool samples were also examined for ... | 1994 | 7777909 |
| socioeconomic and behavioral factors affecting the prevalence of geohelminths in preschool children. | the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the prevalence of geohelminth infections in preschool children living in an urban slum area in sri lanka and parental education, socioeconomic status, the use of anthelmintics, and beliefs regarding these helminths. between october 1992 and february 1993, stool samples were collected from preschool children (< or = 60 months of age) in the mahaiyyawa area, kandy, sri lanka, and examined using direct smears and a concentration techniqu ... | 1996 | 9031397 |