A STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ALBENDAZOLE (ZENTEL) IN THE TREATMENT OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIASIS IN KENYAN CHILDREN LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF AGE

  • 1 March 1989
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 66  (3) , 197-202
Abstract
One hundred children comprising of 57 males and 43 females aged between 8 and 24 months entered the study. 46 children had single and 54 children had multiple helminth infections. All children received albendazole 200 mg (10 ml) suspension as a single dose. Albendazole proved very effective and safe in the treatment of single and multiple helminth infections in children under 2 years of age, achieving cure rates of 100% in both Ascaris lumbricoides and Necator americanus respectively, 83% in Trichuris trichiura and 66% in Hymenolepis nana. Treatment of polyparasitism appears to be of benefit in improving nutritional status using haemoglobin concentrations as an index.