000002692 001__ 2692 000002692 005__ 20260120144901.0 000002692 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/M4BP0141 000002692 037__ $$aETD 000002692 245__ $$aComparing the prevalence of the behaviors associated with hookworm infection in two groups of rural Indian children 000002692 269__ $$a2014 000002692 336__ $$aThesis 000002692 502__ $$bM.P.H. 000002692 520__ $$aMore than two billion people globally are estimated to be infected with intestinal parasites, with over 900 million of these estimated to be infected with hookworm. When measured in disability-adjusted life years, the global disease burden from hookworm alone exceeds all other major tropical infectious diseases (with the exception of malaria, leishmaniasis, and lymphatic filariasis), and includes an estimated blood loss of 7 million liters per day. 65,000 persons are estimated to die from hookworm infection each year. A 2010 study of the global prevalence and burden of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) estimated that, of the 4.98 million years lived with disability (YLDs) attributable to STH, 65% were attributable to hookworm alone. Children and child-bearing women are particularly vulnerable to serious morbidities and outcomes associated with intestinal parasitic infections, especially hookworm. In children, chronic heavy-intensity infections are associated with growth retardation, iron-deficiency anemia, as well as intellectual and cognitive impairments. Due to the relatively high prevalence among the poor—particularly persons who live on less than US $2/day—soil-transmitted helminth infections have received relatively little global attention—despite annual morbidities and mortalities in the hundreds and tens of millions, respectively. 000002692 540__ $$fCC BY 000002692 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000002692 650__ $$aAncylostomatoidea$$014681 000002692 650__ $$aChild$$016462 000002692 650__ $$aAdolescent$$014285 000002692 650__ $$aCognitive Dysfunction$$039814 000002692 650__ $$aGrowth Disorders$$019754 000002692 650__ $$aHelminths$$019981 000002692 650__ $$aIntestinal Diseases, Parasitic$$020952 000002692 650__ $$aHookworm Infections$$020301 000002692 650__ $$aHelminthiasis$$019978 000002692 650__ $$aParasites$$023589 000002692 650__ $$aDisability-Adjusted Life Years$$013571 000002692 651__ $$aIndia$$040996 000002692 6531_ $$ateenaged persons 000002692 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000002692 692__ $$aDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine$$041444 000002692 7001_ $$aDavis, Brett$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000002692 7201_ $$aO’Neal, Seth$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eAdvisor 000002692 8564_ $$9764ed094-dff8-4e6c-aba8-61b35827e9b4$$s2819094$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/2692/files/3497_etd.pdf$$ePublic$$23e765e983b56a940c46ffb7dd8b7459d$$31 000002692 905__ $$a/rest/prod/59/99/n3/64/5999n364d 000002692 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:2692$$pstudent-work 000002692 956__ $$aGet Accessible Copy$$uhttps://ohsu.libwizard.com/f/requestaccessibledocument 000002692 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations