Effect of periodic deworming on nutritional status of ascaris-infested preschool children receiving supplementary food.
Lancet
; 2(8029): 108-10, 1977 Jul 16.
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| ID: mdl-69194
ABSTRACT
The weight for age of 154 undernourished preschool children in an ascaris-infested community receiving supplementary food was monitored for a year. 74 children were given tetramisole every 4 months, while 80 controls were given placebo. The prevalence of ascaris (roundworm) infection and the severity of protein-energy malnutrition were the same in the two groups at the onset of the study. Stool-positive rates for ascariasis came down significantly in the experimental group during the year, but eradication of the worm was not possible owing to constant re-exposure. Nutritional status remained unaltered in the controls but improved strikingly in the treated children 8 and 12 months after the start of the study. Periodic deworming should form a part of the supplementary feeding programme if malnutrition is associated with ascariasis in the community.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ascaríase
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Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição Infantil
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Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lancet
Ano de publicação:
1977
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Article