The prevalence of malnutrition and geo-helminth infections among primary schoolchildren in Rural Kelantan

• Main Authors: Zulkifli, Azman, Abdullah, Khairul Anuar, Ab Sallam, Atiya, Yano, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 2000
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25842/; https://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2000_31_2/23-2486.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

A cross-sectional study of the nutritional status of schoolchildren aged 7-10 years from the Kuala Betis Resettlement Scheme in Gua Musang, Kelantan was done. A total of 291 schoolchildren were examined but only 183 (62.9%) fecal samples were returned for geo-helminth infection analysis. The prevale...