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The Correlation between the Helminths Infection and Nutritional Status among School-going Children in the Rural Area of Mardan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

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Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections are a major public health problem that affects more than two billion people around the world. Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent hematologic disorder in school-going children. Therefore the aims were the study to assess the correlation between helminthes infection and nutritional status among school-going children in the rural areas of Mardan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. A total of 300 samples were taken from the school-going children. The samples were taken through a cross-section survey, physical examination, lab investigations, and clinical examination from both the helminthic and anemic children. The current research work shows that 1 of 3rd of the school-going children who had signs and symptoms of iron deficiency anemia were affected with iron deficiency anemia the ages of 4 to 7 years 40(40%), 7 to 10 years 35(35%) and 10 to 13 years 25(25%) respectively. severe anemia was rare at 10%, moderate anemia at 25% led by the mild type of anemia with a high percentage of 65% based on Hb level. lower class families were more affected by iron deficiency anemia with 60%, children of middle class were less affected by anemia with 35% while children of upper class families were much less affected by anemia which may be due to the socioeconomic state of the family. Therefore it is recommended that iron supplementation, nutrition education and helminthic awareness programs should be conducted in schools.

DOI

10.21608/enj.2023.242763.1017

Keywords

iron, Deficiency, Anemia, prevalence, children

Authors

First Name

Shakir

Last Name

Ullah

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Affiliation

Takht Bhai Institute of Health and Management Sciences

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shakirullah1992@gmail.com

City

Peshawar

Orcid

0000-0003-1731-9344

First Name

Umair

Last Name

Islam

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-

Affiliation

Hayat Abad Medical Complex

Email

umairislam1234@gmail.com

City

Peshawar

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-

First Name

Hamza

Last Name

Khan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Takht Bhai Institute of Health and Management Sciences

Email

hamzakhan45655@gmail.com

City

Mardan

Orcid

-

First Name

Muhammad Iqbal

Last Name

Khan Rahman

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-

Affiliation

University of Swat

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iqbalrahman302@gmail.com

City

Swat

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First Name

Noor

Last Name

Muhammad

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-

Affiliation

University of Kohat

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noormohammad383@gmail.com

City

Peshawar

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-

First Name

Muhammad

Last Name

Ilyas

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

THQ Hospital Takht Bhai Mardan

Email

ilyasathar123@gmail.com

City

Mardan

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-

First Name

Usman

Last Name

Saeed

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-

Affiliation

Takht Bhai Institute of Health and Management Sciences

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usman500saeed@gmail.com

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Peshawar

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First Name

Kabir

Last Name

Ahmad

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-

Affiliation

AWKUM

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ahmadkabir311@gmail.com

City

Mardan

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First Name

Amjad

Last Name

Amin

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Department of Computer Science Kunduz University Afghanistan

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amjadamin50@gmail.com

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Kunduz

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-

First Name

Muhammad

Last Name

Iqbal

MiddleName

-

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-

Email

iqbalmohammad81@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Shah

Last Name

Khalid

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

-

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Nawab

Last Name

Abbas

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-

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-

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-

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-

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-

Volume

38

Article Issue

4

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43733

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-10-15

Publish Date

2023-12-30

Page Start

81

Page End

87

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1687-1235

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2090-2514

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Egyptian Journal of Nutrition

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The Correlation between the Helminths Infection and Nutritional Status among School-going Children in the Rural Area of Mardan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

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28 Dec 2024