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  1. Hartini, Y., Mohamed Kamel, A.G.
    Medicine & Health, 2010;5(2):60-65.
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    A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2006 to determine the prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides infection among Orang Asli (aborigines) children in Pos Lenjang, Pahang. A total of 71 faecal samples were collected from the children (40 girls and 31 boys) aged between 1-12 years. The samples were examined for the presence of the ova of A. lumbricoides using direct faecal smear and formalin-ether concentration techniques. 42.3%. The prevalence of A. lumbricoides infection was found to be slightly higher in males (45.2%) compared to females (40%) (p>0.05). The school-aged children showed higher prevalence of infection (48.6%) as compared to the preschool children (35.3%) (p
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