Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil transmitted helminth infections: A comparison between Negritos (indigenous) in inland jungle and those in resettlement at town peripheries.

• Main Authors: Azdayanti Muslim (Author), Sakinah Mohd Sofian (Author), Syahrul Azlin Shaari (Author), Boon-Peng Hoh (Author), Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Formerly known as the Malaysian hunter gatherers, the Negrito Orang Asli (OA) were heavily dependent on the forest for sustenance and early studies indicated high prevalence of intestinal parasitism. Initiation of a redevelopment program in the 1970s aimed to demargina...