Soil transmitted helminth infection among children admitted to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Pahang

• Main Authors: Md Abdullah, Asady, Ismail, Soraya, Abdul Jalil, Marsitah, Pakeer, Oothuman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/76107/1/76107_Soil%20transmitted%20helminth%20infection%20among%20children%20admitted%20to%20Hospital%20Tengku%20Ampuan%20Afzan%2C%20Kuantan%2C%20Pahang.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76107/2/76107_Soil%20transmitted%20helminth%20infection%20among%20children%20admitted%20to%20Hospital%20Tengku%20Ampuan%20Afzan%2C%20Kuantan%2C%20Pahang_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76107/13/76107_Soil%20Transmitted%20Helminth%20Infection_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76107/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_18_no_2/Pages-from-IMJMVol18No2-17.pdf

Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms still persist in rural and urban areas of developing communities. Recent studies in Malaysia focused on Orang Asli communities and none in the hospital settings. This study aimed to...