Intestinal helminth infections amongst school children in the Serian District of Sarawak
Lee, D.L.; Lee, S.; Chang, M.S.; Paon, A.J.; Katip, J.T.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 54(1): 96-101
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 10972011 Document Number: 501546
School children from 3 primary and 2 secondary schools in Sarawak were examined for the presence of gastrointestinal helminths. One primary school and 1 secondary school were located in a town (Serian), the other primary and secondary schools were in the countryside outside Serian. The intestinal helminths detected were Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis and hookworm. Children from the rural schools had higher numbers of eggs in their faeces than those from the Serian schools. Children from the rural primary schools had higher number of eggs than those from the rural secondary school. The prevalence of Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworms in male and female and in primary and secondary school children was recorded.