Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection and Nutritional Status Among Urban Slum Children in Kenya

Suchdev, Parminder S.; Davis, Stephanie M.; Bartoces, Monina; Ruth, Laird J.; Worrell, Caitlin M.; Kanyi, Henry; Odero, Kennedy; Wiegand, Ryan E.; Njenga, Sammy M.; Montgomery, Joel M.; Fox, LeAnne M.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.13-0560

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Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection and Nutritional Status Among Urban Slum Children in Kenya

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Suchdev, Parminder S., Davis, Stephanie M., Bartoces, Monina, Ruth, Laird J., Worrell, Caitlin M., Kanyi, Henry, Odero, Kennedy, Wiegand, Ryan E. +3 more·2014·The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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To evaluate the nutritional impact of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 205 pre-school (PSC) and 487 school-aged children (SAC) randomly selected from the surveillance registry of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Kibera slum in Kenya. Hemoglobin, iron deficiency (ID), vitamin A deficiency (VAD), inflammation, malaria, anthropometry, and STH ova were measured. Poisson regression models evaluated associations between STH and malnutrition outcomes and controlled for confounders. Approximately 40% of PSC and SAC had STH infection, primarily Ascaris and Trichuris; 2.9% of PSC and 1.1% of SAC had high-intensity infection. Malnutrition prevalence among PSC and SAC was anemia (38.3% and 14.0%, respectively), ID (23.0% and 5.0%, respectively), VAD (16.9% and 4.5%, respectively), and stunting (29.7% and 16.9%, respectively). In multivariate analysis, STH in PSC was associated with VAD (prevalence ratio [PR] = 2.2, 95% confidence interval = 1.1–4.6) and ID (PR = 3.3, 95% confidence interval = 1.6–6.6) but not anemia or stunting. No associations were significant in SAC. Integrated deworming and micronutrient supplementation strategies should be evaluated in this population.

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Authors: Suchdev, P. S., Davis, S. M., Bartoces, M., Ruth, L. J., Worrell, C. M., Kanyi, H., Odero, K., Wiegand, R. E., Njenga, S. M., Montgomery, J. M., & Fox, L. M.
Affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Corresponding author: Suchdev, Parminder S.
ORCID: Suchdev, Parminder S.
Davis, Stephanie M.
Worrell, Caitlin M.
Kanyi, Henry
Wiegand, Ryan E.
Njenga, Sammy M.
Montgomery, Joel M.
Venue: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Publisher: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Published: 2014-02-05
Volume: 90
Issue: 2
Pages: 299-305
ISSN: 0002-9637 (ISSN-L)
1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0560
PMC: PMC3919237
OpenAlex: W2147634233
Cited by: 62
References: 30
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 3.96
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Locations: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: United States Agency for International Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Topics: Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
Keywords: soil-transmitted helminths, helminthiasis, child malnutrition, iron deficiency, vitamin A deficiency, anemia, stunting, Ascaris, Trichuris, urban slum children, Kibera, anthelmintic treatment, micronutrient supplementation
MeSH terms: Animals, Ascaris, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Helminthiasis, Hemoglobins, Humans, Kenya, Malaria, Male, Nutritional Status, Poverty Areas, Schools, Soil, Trichuris, Urban Population, Vitamin D Deficiency, Prevalence, Anemia, Iron-Deficiency, Malnutrition

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