Malnutrition and intestinal worm infestation in rural Kigezi

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dc.contributor.author Kakitahi, J. T.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-27T07:29:14Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-27T07:29:14Z
dc.date.issued 1973
dc.description A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health of Makerere University. en_US
dc.description.abstract A prevalence study was done on a sample of 169 pre-school children in a rural area in Kigezi, about 3½ miles from Kabale. The objective was to find whether there was an association between malnutrition and intestinal worm infestation. Both clinical and anthropometric measurements were used to determine the nutritional status of the sample. Stoll’s Method was used in stool examination. High prevalences of malnutrition and parasite rates were found, but there was no statistically significant association between malnutrition and parasite rates. A follow up study on weight of some of these children showed a gain in weight three months after de-worming. This weight gain was statistically significant en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kakitahi, J. T. (1973). Malnutrition and intestinal worm infestation in rural Kigezi. (Unpublished Postgraduate Diploma Dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10570/10892
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Makerere University en_US
dc.subject Kwashiorkor en_US
dc.subject Malnutrition en_US
dc.subject Malnutrition in children en_US
dc.subject Intestinal worm infestation en_US
dc.subject Intestinal worms en_US
dc.subject worms en_US
dc.subject Stoll’s methods en_US
dc.subject Kigezi en_US
dc.subject Uganda en_US
dc.title Malnutrition and intestinal worm infestation in rural Kigezi en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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