| the epidemiology of hookworm infection and its contribution to anaemia among pre-school children on the kenyan coast. | intestinal nematode infections are recognized as a major public health problem, and helminth control is currently being directed towards school-aged children who are known to harbour the heaviest infections and are most likely to suffer from associated morbidity. however, few data are available for the epidemiology of intestinal nematodes in pre-school children in africa, and the contribution of hookworm infection to the aetiology and severity of anaemia among pre-school children remains poorly ... | 1999 | 10492749 |
| a school-based approach to the control of urinary schistosomiasis and intestinal helminth infections in children in matuga, kenya: impact of a two-year chemotherapy programme on prevalence and intensity of infections. | a school- and chemotherapy-based urinary schistosomiasis and intestinal helminth infection control programme was conducted in matuga division, kwale district, coast province with teachers taking care of diagnosis, treatment and health education. more than 12,000 children in 36 primary schools were included in the 2-year programme. results for 20 evaluation schools are presented. children with haematuria were treated with praziquantel (40 mg/kg) once a year. within 2 years, the prevalence of haem ... | 1997 | 9315040 |
| polyparasitism on the kenya coast. 1. prevalence, and association between parasitic infections. | a partially-stratified sample survey of people living in the catchment area of kilifi general hospital, coast province, kenya, identified 19 species of parasites in blood and intestines. age-prevalence curves of the common infections were of two distinct types, possibly reflecting the host's ability to mount a partially effective immune response. although statistically-significant associations between pairs of infections were clearly demonstrable, these were almost wholly explained by environmen ... | 1992 | 1304710 |