A report on the prevalence of hookworm infection among children in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Borboran, Cassaundra Gabrielle Reanna A., Mercado, Bianca Ysabelle C., Roales, Julianne Cassandra C., Santos, Janelle Norjean B.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Hookworm Infection; Socioeconomic; Nutritional Status; Hookworm Prevalence; Hookworm Intensity; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2022/poster_fnh/2; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1144&context=conf_shsrescon
• Institution: De La Salle University

Hookworm is one of the soil-transmitted helminths (STH) that are commonly found in the intestines of their host and can be contracted through direct contact with contaminated soil. The infection is further classified through its species: Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. Children (3-14 y...