Prevalence of common soil-transmitted roundworm infections among residents, aged 4-12, of the Islamic Center, Quiapo, Manila

• Main Author: Abu-Alhayja, Khalid
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1994
• Subjects: Helminths; Parasites > Physiology; Roundworm; Feces; Children > Health and hygiene; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1541; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8379&context=etd_masteral
• Institution: De La Salle University

Fecal samples were collected from 288 children residents, aged 4-12 years of Barangay Islamic Center, Quiapo, Manila. Formalin-ether concentration technic was used to prepare the specimen for detection of the eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms. Ascariasis had an overall...