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- Title
Soil Transmitted Helminthiases amongst the Orang Asli (aborigine) Children of SKTAR Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Authors
Mohamed Nur Adli; Mohamed Kamel Abd. Ghani
- Abstract
Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) is widely distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics where the climate is an important determinant of transmission of these infections. In Malaysia, STH are particularly more intense amongst the Orang Asli (aboriginal) populations. Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of STH amongst the Orang Asli (aboriginal) children at Sekolah Kebangsaan, Tun Abdul Razak (SKTAR), Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, Malaysia. Materials £ Methods: Cross-sectional study was carried out among 92 volunteered aboriginal school children aged between 7 to 12 years old (49 boys and 43 girls). The stool specimens were collected and screened by the direct faecal smear method followed by formalin ether concentration and Harada-Mori techniques. Results: The overall prevalence of STH in this population was 76.1%. The most abundant STH was Trichuris trichiura at 55.4%, followed by Ascaris iumbricoides (38%) and finally hookworm (22.8%). Males had a higher rate of infection in all 3 species of STH. The highest infection rate was observed in school children aged between 11-12 years (82.8%). Generally, the formalin ether concentration technique had shown a higher percentage of detection for Ascaris Iumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura and the Harada-Mori technique was the best for detecting hookworm. Conclusion: Soil-transmitted helminthiases amongst the aboriginal children at SKTAR still indicates a relatively low health standard of this indigenous community. Improving socioeconomic status, including enhanced access to quality health care and adequate sanitation has the potential to significantly reduce the prevalence and intensity of STH in this aboriginal community.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; INDIGENOUS children; FECAL analysis; ORANG Asal (Malaysian people); ASCARIASIS; COLLECTION &; preservation of biological specimens; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM disease; SCHOOL children; SEX distribution; SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ENOPLIDA infections; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; CHILDREN
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article