| impact of intestinal helminth infection on anemia and iron status during pregnancy: a community based study in indonesia. | a cohort study was carried out in purworejo district, central java, indonesia to investigate prevalence of anemia and low iron stores during pregnancy in relation to intestinal helminth infection. 442 pregnant women were followed until 5-10 weeks postpartum, during the period of april 1996 - august 1998. information on intestinal helminths, hemoglobin and serum ferritin was collected each trimester. highest prevalence of anemia in pregnancy (37.1%) was found in the second trimester, while the hi ... | 2001 | 11485075 |
| instruction in behavior modification can significantly alter soil-transmitted helminth (sth) re-infection following therapeutic de-worming. | five elementary ("prototypic") schools located in five districts in central java were selected and the children examined for helminth infections (ascaris, trichuris, hookworm). they were de-wormed with a course of mebendazole and provided with 6-7 months of "behavioral remediation instruction" (bri). in other ("control") schools, children were treated with mebendazole but were not provided bri. the objective was to determine the effectiveness of bri in minimizing infection/re-infection following ... | 2006 | 16771212 |