Research Article
Helminthic Infection and Nutritional Studies among Orang Asli Children in Sekolah Kebangsaan Pos Legap, Perak
Table 2
Nutritional and STH infection status.
| Variable | (%) |
| Weight-for-age | | Nonmalnourished | 7/33 (21%) | Mild malnourished | 12/33 (36%) | Moderate malnourished | 10/33 (30%) | Severe malnourished | 4/33 (12%) | Height-for-age | | Nonstunted | 22/33 (67%) | Mild stunted | 11/33 (33%) | BMI-for-age | | Nonthinness | 9/33 (27%) | Mild thinness | 14/33 (42%) | Severe thinness | 10/33 (30%) | Parasitic infection status | | Positive by either one | 32/33 (97%) | DWM | 22/32 (69%) | FEC | 32/32 (100%) | Parasep | 30/32 (94%) | KK | 31/32 (97%) | Types of infection | | Single | 8/32 (25%) | ALO | 3/32 (9%) | TTO | 5/32 (16%) | HWO | — | Mixed | 24/32 (75%) | ALO + TTO | 7/32 (22%) | TTO + HWO | 8/32 (25%) | ALO + TTO + HWO | 9/32 (28%) | Load of infection | | ALO | 18/33 (55%) | Low | 13/18 (72%) | Moderate | 4/18 (22%) | High | 1/18 (6%) | TTO | 29/33 (88%) | Low | 27/29 (93%) | Moderate | 2/29 (7%) | HWO | 17/33 (52%) | Low | 17/17 (100%) |
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