Ancylostomiasis risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors of ancylostomiasis include: exposure to soil where filariform larvae, the infective stage, live in and penetrate human skin, poor sanitation, low socioeconomic status, low educational attainment.
Risk Factor
Risk Factor
Common Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of ancylostomiasis include:[1][2]
- Exposure to soil where filariform larvae, the infective stage, live in and penetrate human skin.
- Poor sanitation
- Low socioeconomic status
- Low educational attainment
References
References
- ↑ Traub RJ, Robertson ID, Irwin P, Mencke N, Andrew Thompson RC (2004). “The prevalence, intensities and risk factors associated with geohelminth infection in tea-growing communities of Assam, India”. Trop Med Int Health. 9 (6): 688–701. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01252.x. PMID 15189459.
- ↑ Liabsuetrakul T, Chaikongkeit P, Korviwattanagarn S, Petrueng C, Chaiya S, Hanvattanakul C; et al. (2009). “Epidemiology and the effect of treatment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in pregnant women in southern Thailand”. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 40 (2): 211–22. PMID 19323004.
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