Title |
Soil-transmitted helminth infections and physical fitness in school-aged Bulang children in southwest China: results from a cross-sectional survey
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, March 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-5-50 |
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Authors |
Peiling Yap, Zun-Wei Du, Ran Chen, Li-Ping Zhang, Fang-Wei Wu, Jian Wang, Xue-Zhong Wang, Hui Zhou, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Jürg Utzinger, Peter Steinmann |
Abstract |
Chronic soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have been associated with reduced physical fitness, but available evidence is limited. The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the feasibility of measuring children's physical fitness and to relate it to STH infections. Our study was carried out among school-aged children of the Bulang ethnic group in rural southwest People's Republic of China (P.R. China). Standardized, quality-controlled methods were employed to determine STH infections (Kato-Katz technique), haemoglobin levels, anthropometry (body weight and height) and physical fitness (20-m shuttle run test). |
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Switzerland | 1 | 100% |
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Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
Brazil | 1 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 1% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 10% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 6% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 4% |
Other | 11 | 16% |
Unknown | 18 | 26% |