Association of Anaemia and Intestinal Worm Infection among School going Children

Abstract

Intestinal worm infections are more prevalent throughout the tropics and subtropics. In many parts of the developing world, these parasitic worms and anemia are of considerable public health and social importance as they directly affect the performance of these children in their respective schools. Hence, this article relates the association of anemia and the parasitic worms, the methods of early diagnosis, and the ways to manage it.