Giardiasis as a predictor of childhood malnutrition in Orang Asli children in Malaysia

被引：70

作者：

Al-Mekhlafi, MSH

Azlin, M

Aini, UN

Shaik, A

Sa'iah, A

Fatmah, MS

Ismail, MG

Firdaus, MSA

Aisah, MY

Rozlida, AR

Norhayati, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Med, Dept Parasitol, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia

[2] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Med, Dept Pathol, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia

[3] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Med, Dept Biochem, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia

[4] Minist Rural Dev, Dept Orang Asli Affairs, Kuala Lumpur 53100, Malaysia

来源：

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2005年 / 99卷 / 09期

关键词：

giardiasis; protein-energy malnutrition; micronutrient malnutrition; vitamin A deficiency; iron deficiency anaemia; Malaysia;

D O I：

10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.02.006

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A cross-sectional study to examine the association of giardiasis with protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia was conducted among Orang Ash children in Selangor, Malaysia. A total of 281 children aged 2-15 years were studied. The data were collected using structured questionnaires, anthropometric measurements and laboratory analysis of blood and faecal samples. The results showed that 24.9% of the children were infected with Giardia duodenalis, while 56.5, 61.3 and 15.1% had significant underweight, stunting and wasting, respectively. Giardiasis was statistically identified as a strong predictor of significant wasting in this study population. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

引用

页码：686 / 691

页数：6

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