Abstract
ObjectiveTo report the prevalence of hookworm egg detected in stool examinations of a group of school aged children living in a Thai-Cambodia border area. MethodsThis work is a cross-sectional study performed as a field survey during the rural developmental camp. Basic parasitological study is done. ResultsOf 156 studied stool samples, the hookworm can be seen in 100 samples giving the prevalence rate equal to 64.1%. ConclusionsBased on the present cross sectional study, it can be seen that the prevalence of hookworm infestation is high in both underweight and overweight school aged children in this area.
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