Risks of intestinal helminthiasis in children living in orphanages in Benin city, Nigeria
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Risks of intestinal helminthiasis in children living in orphanages in Benin city, Nigeria
Background: Risk factors of intestinal helminthiasis include poor personal hygiene/care, and behavioural aberrations such as finger sucking, nail biting and pica which had been found to enhance intestinal ova transmission. Objectives: To determine risk factors of intestinal helminthiasis in children living in orphanages in Benin City, Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: Fresh stool samples from 140 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0302-4660
DOI: 10.4314/njp.v39i3.6