| parasitism and nutritional status of poor suburban jamaican toddlers. | a survey was conducted on 145 toddlers, 6-36 months of age, in a suburb in kingston, jamaica. the aim of the study was to measure the prevalence of and association between parasitism and nutritional status. 42% were malnourished (80% of standard weight for age), most commonly (76%) in the 12-17 month age group. 34% had 1 or more parasites, particularly trichuris trichuria (21%) or ascaris lumbricoides (63%). peak prevalence of parasitism was among the 30-36 month old children (63%). nutriti ... | 1988 | 3247726 |
| population distribution of trichuris trichiura in a community of jamaican children. | the trichuris trichiura worm burdens of 23 children living in a place-of-safety in kingston, jamaica, were assessed by stool collection for more than five days after treatment with mebendazole. this procedure was repeated after a seven-month period of natural re-infection. for both collections the maximum rate of worm expulsion was achieved on the fourth day after starting treatment. the worm population distributions were overdispersed and well described by the negative binomial probability mode ... | 1985 | 4002293 |
| geohelminth infections in school-aged children in jamaica. | there is concern that geohelminthiasis may adversely affect the growth and development of children. the relevance of this in the caribbean is unclear since in many territories the prevalence of geohelminths is unknown. we report the results of three surveys conducted in jamaican primary schools located in areas at high risk for geohelminthiasis. the first was conducted in 12 kingston schools and comprised children in grades 2 to 5 (aged 7 to 10 years). the second and third surveys were conducted ... | 1994 | 7900373 |