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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
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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.