Malaria-Helminthiasis co-infection and Anaemia among children in Bugesera District, Rwanda
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2015
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Kampala International University
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the impact of malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis coinfections in the induction of anemia and severe malaria among children (1 – 15 years). Methodology: Cross sectional study was carried out in fifteen health centers of Bugesera District, Rwanda - between April 2014 and October 2014. A total of 465 patients were included for this study. Of these, 210 (45.2%) were males and 255 (54.8%) were females. Finger prick blood and stool were collected and examined according to the established standard methods.
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Malaria-Helminthiasis, Anaemia, Children, Bugesera District, Rwanda