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Risk factors predisposing patients for the development of whip worm infection include: Low socio-economic status, low levels of education, poor sanitation and poor hygiene. | Risk factors predisposing patients for the development of [[Whipworm infection|whip worm infection]] include: Low socio-economic status, low levels of education, poor sanitation and poor hygiene. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
*Students, fishermen, farmers and housewives were the most vulnerable occupations for co-infection of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura. | *Students, fishermen, farmers and housewives were the most vulnerable occupations for co-infection of [[Ascariasis|A. lumbricoides]] and [[Trichuris trichiura|T. trichiura]]. | ||
*Low socio-economic status<ref name="pmid27717859">{{cite journal| author=Ross AG, Olveda RM, McManus DP, Harn DA, Chy D, Li Y et al.| title=Risk factors for human helminthiases in rural Philippines. | journal=Int J Infect Dis | year= 2017 | volume= 54 | issue= | pages= 150-155 | pmid=27717859 | doi=10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.025 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27717859 }} </ref> | *Low socio-economic status<ref name="pmid27717859">{{cite journal| author=Ross AG, Olveda RM, McManus DP, Harn DA, Chy D, Li Y et al.| title=Risk factors for human helminthiases in rural Philippines. | journal=Int J Infect Dis | year= 2017 | volume= 54 | issue= | pages= 150-155 | pmid=27717859 | doi=10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.025 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27717859 }} </ref> | ||
*Low levels of education | *Low levels of education | ||
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Overview
Risk factors predisposing patients for the development of whip worm infection include: Low socio-economic status, low levels of education, poor sanitation and poor hygiene.
Risk Factors
- Students, fishermen, farmers and housewives were the most vulnerable occupations for co-infection of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura.
- Low socio-economic status[1]
- Low levels of education
- Poor sanitation
- Proximity to water sources
References
- ↑ Ross AG, Olveda RM, McManus DP, Harn DA, Chy D, Li Y; et al. (2017). "Risk factors for human helminthiases in rural Philippines". Int J Infect Dis. 54: 150–155. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.025. PMID 27717859.