Is Trichuriasis Associated with Iron Deficiency Anemia? *

Er, Greenberg; Bl, Cline

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1979.28.770

Cited by 11 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…However, more slightly Trichuris-infected children did not show anaemia (Hb,(120)(121)(122)(123)(124). In this study, epg counts no higher than 900 were found, and Hb values indicative of anaemia were not associated with the slight intensity of trichuriasis, but significantly lower Hb was observed in the Trichuris-infected group in agreement with Greenberg and Cline (1979). In addition, an association was not found between trichuriasis intensity and Hb concentration and no difference was found in the Hb concentrations between children with lower and higher intensity of trichuriasis.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

“…Ramdath et al (1995) associated lower Hb (115±13 g/l) concentrations with Trichuris infections of more than 10 000 epg in 421 schoolchildren. Greenberg and Cline (1979) studied 86 Trichuris-infected children and found an association between epg counts ranging from 10 500 to 32 860 and anaemia (o119 g/l). However, more slightly Trichuris-infected children did not show anaemia (Hb,(120)(121)(122)(123)(124).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Trichuriasis and low-iron status in schoolchildren from Northwest Mexico

et al. 2010

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between trichuriasis and iron status in rural schoolchildren from Northwest Mexico. Subjects/Methods: A total of 73 schoolchildren (37 boys, 36 girls) between the ages of 6 and 10 years were voluntarily recruited from the public primary school of the rural community of El Higueral in Culiacan, Sinaloa (Northwest Mexico) for a cross-sectional study with a longitudinal follow-up of 5 weeks. Data were collected on socioeconomic status, anthropometry, haematological and biochemical indices of iron status, daily iron intake, and prevalence and intensity of trichuriasis. Multiple regression models, independent t-test and paired t-test were used to analyse the association between trichuriasis and iron status in cross-sectional and longitudinal samples, respectively. Adjusted models were tested for linear regression assumptions using residual plots. Results: The mean age of the Trichuris-free and Trichuris-infected groups was 7.7±1.3 and 7.7±1.5 years respectively (P ¼ 0.92). The height for age was significantly higher in the Trichuris-free group than the Trichuris-infected group (P ¼ 0.02). No differences were found in the socioeconomic variables between the two groups. At baseline, significantly higher concentrations of haemoglobin, haematocrit, blood cell count (RBC) and serum iron were measured in the Trichuris-free group compared with the Trichuris-infected children (Po0.05). An association was found between trichuriasis and haemoglobin adjusted for socioeconomic variables, age and sex. Haemoglobin, RBC and serum ferritin concentrations were significantly increased in the infected children 5 weeks after treatment (Po0.05). Conclusions: Trichuriasis could be a risk factor for low-iron status in the schoolchildren of Northwest Mexico.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trichuriasis and low-iron status in schoolchildren from Northwest Mexico

et al. 2010

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Greenberg et al discovered that Trichuris trichiura infection had a positive correlation with a low Hb concentration but not with iron deficiency. 23 Nallam et al (1998) found that Ascaris lumbricoides infection had no role in causing anemia, 20 while Blumenthal et al (1976) in Louisiana reported that ascariasis influenced nutritional status and found that almost 50% of subjects suffered from anemia and 40% had inadequate transferrin saturation. 24 Robertson et al (1992) found that children with severe trichuriasis or mixed infection of Trichuris trichiura and hookworm had low Hb concentration.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association between soil-transmitted helminthiasis and hemoglobin concentration in primary school children

Angraini¹,

Dimyati²,

Lubis³

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives To determine the association between intestinal hel-minthiasis and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and to observe theeffect of single dose albendazole treatment on Hb concentration.Methods An experimental study was carried out from March toJuly 2002 on primary school children at Suka Village, Tiga PanahSubdistrict, Karo Regency, North Sumatera Province. From 366children who suffered from helminthiasis, 113 were selected assubjects by simple random sampling. Subjects were treated with asingle oral dose of 400 mg albendazole. Hb concentration wasexamined using the cyanide method twice i.e., prior to and threemonths after treatment with albendazole.Results It was found that among 113 subjects, the prevalences ofAscaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and mixed infestation were18.3%, 40.4%, and 41.3%, respectively, while the prevalence ofanemia was 33.0%. There was no significant difference in age,gender, nutritional status, and mean Hb concentration betweenchildren suffering from the different types of worm infestation(P>0.05). For each type of infestation, there were significant differ-ences in mean Hb concentration and anemia prevalence beforeand after treatment (P<0.05).Conclusions There was no difference between the Hb concen-trations of children suffering from Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuristrichiura, and mixed-type worm infestations. Single dose 400 mgalbendazole was beneficial in increasing Hb concentration andreducing the occurrence of anemia

show abstract

“…Aunque en nuestro estudio todos los niños infectados por anquilostomas tenían anemia por déficit de hierro, la baja prevalencia de este tipo de parasitismo (4%) descarta la importancia de este factor como causa de anemia en nuestra población. La asociación negativa encontrada entre la anemia y Ascaris lumbricoides también se ha descrito en otros estudios (10,43), y varios autores han observado que la infección por tricocéfalos no causa pérdida de sangre, a pesar de que se ha documentado una asociación entre la presencia de estos parásitos y la concentración hemática de hierro (44,45).…”

Section: Discussionunclassified

Prevalencia de anemia en escolares de la zona amazónica de Ecuador

Quizhpe¹,

Sebastián²,

Hurtig³

et al. 2003

Rev Panam Salud Publica

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Anemia is not a serious public health problem in the population studied. Nevertheless, the high prevalence of chronic undernutrition among the children points to the need to improve their diets. The lack of association between the prevalence of undernutrition and anemia could be due to low iron bioavailability or absorption rather than insufficient intake. Studies are needed to evaluate the customary diet of this population.

show abstract

Is Trichuriasis Associated with Iron Deficiency Anemia? *

Cited by 11 publications

References 0 publications

Trichuriasis and low-iron status in schoolchildren from Northwest Mexico

Trichuriasis and low-iron status in schoolchildren from Northwest Mexico

Association between soil-transmitted helminthiasis and hemoglobin concentration in primary school children

Prevalencia de anemia en escolares de la zona amazónica de Ecuador

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About