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Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia

Background: Given that micronutrient deficiency, neglected intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and poor socioeconomic status are closely linked, we conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between IPIs and nutritional status of children living in remote and rural areas in West...

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Main Authors:	Romano, Ngui, Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim, Liam, Chong Kin, Chow, Sek Chuen, Shukri, Jaffar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLOS) 2012
Subjects:	QR Microbiology RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42321/1/Association.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42321/ https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001550
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spelling	my.unimas.ir.423212023-07-17T07:01:09Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42321/ Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia Romano, Ngui Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim Liam, Chong Kin Chow, Sek Chuen Shukri, Jaffar QR Microbiology RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Background: Given that micronutrient deficiency, neglected intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and poor socioeconomic status are closely linked, we conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between IPIs and nutritional status of children living in remote and rural areas in West Malaysia. Methods/Findings: A total of 550 children participated, comprising 520 (94.5%) school children aged 7 to 12 years old, 30 (5.5%) young children aged 1 to 6 years old, 254 (46.2%) boys and 296 (53.8%) girls. Of the 550 children, 26.2% were anaemic, 54.9% iron deficient and 16.9% had iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). The overall prevalence of helminths was 76.5% comprising Trichuris trichiura (71.5%), Ascaris lumbricoides (41.6%) and hookworm infection (13.5%). It was observed that iron deficiency was significantly higher in girls (p = 0.032) compared to boys. Univariate analysis demonstrated that low level of mother’s education (OR = 2.52; 95% CI = 1.38–4.60; p = 0.002), non working parents (OR = 2.18; 95% CI = 2.06–2.31; p = 0.013), low household income (OR = 2.02; 95% CI = 1.14–3.59; p = 0.015), T. trichiura (OR = 2.15; 95% CI = 1.21–3.81; p = 0.008) and A. lumbricoides infections (OR = 1.63; 95% CI = 1.04–2.55; p = 0.032) were significantly associated with the high prevalence of IDA. Multivariate analysis confirmed that low level of mother’s education (OR = 1.48; 95 CI% = 1.33–2.58; p,0.001) was a significant predictor for IDA in these children. Conclusion: It is crucial that a comprehensive primary health care programme for these communities that includes periodic de-worming, nutrition supplement, improved household economy, education, sanitation status and personal hygiene are taken into consideration to improve the nutritional status of these children. Public Library of Science (PLOS) 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42321/1/Association.pdf Romano, Ngui and Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim and Liam, Chong Kin and Chow, Sek Chuen and Shukri, Jaffar (2012) Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases., 6 (3). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1935-2735 https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001550 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001550
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spellingShingle	QR Microbiology RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Romano, Ngui Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim Liam, Chong Kin Chow, Sek Chuen Shukri, Jaffar Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia
description	Background: Given that micronutrient deficiency, neglected intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and poor socioeconomic status are closely linked, we conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between IPIs and nutritional status of children living in remote and rural areas in West Malaysia. Methods/Findings: A total of 550 children participated, comprising 520 (94.5%) school children aged 7 to 12 years old, 30 (5.5%) young children aged 1 to 6 years old, 254 (46.2%) boys and 296 (53.8%) girls. Of the 550 children, 26.2% were anaemic, 54.9% iron deficient and 16.9% had iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). The overall prevalence of helminths was 76.5% comprising Trichuris trichiura (71.5%), Ascaris lumbricoides (41.6%) and hookworm infection (13.5%). It was observed that iron deficiency was significantly higher in girls (p = 0.032) compared to boys. Univariate analysis demonstrated that low level of mother’s education (OR = 2.52; 95% CI = 1.38–4.60; p = 0.002), non working parents (OR = 2.18; 95% CI = 2.06–2.31; p = 0.013), low household income (OR = 2.02; 95% CI = 1.14–3.59; p = 0.015), T. trichiura (OR = 2.15; 95% CI = 1.21–3.81; p = 0.008) and A. lumbricoides infections (OR = 1.63; 95% CI = 1.04–2.55; p = 0.032) were significantly associated with the high prevalence of IDA. Multivariate analysis confirmed that low level of mother’s education (OR = 1.48; 95 CI% = 1.33–2.58; p,0.001) was a significant predictor for IDA in these children. Conclusion: It is crucial that a comprehensive primary health care programme for these communities that includes periodic de-worming, nutrition supplement, improved household economy, education, sanitation status and personal hygiene are taken into consideration to improve the nutritional status of these children.
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author	Romano, Ngui Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim Liam, Chong Kin Chow, Sek Chuen Shukri, Jaffar
author_facet	Romano, Ngui Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim Liam, Chong Kin Chow, Sek Chuen Shukri, Jaffar
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title	Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia
title_short	Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia
title_full	Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia
title_fullStr	Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia
title_sort	association between anaemia, iron deficiency anaemia, neglected parasitic infections and socioeconomic factors in rural children of west malaysia
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLOS)
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Association between Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neglected Parasitic Infections and Socioeconomic Factors in Rural Children of West Malaysia

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