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Stool samples were collected from 2256 children from rural as well as urban areas of the Kashmir valley. The samples were examined by simple smear and zinc sulphate concentration methods. Intensity of the infection was quantified by Stoll's egg-counting technique. Infection by at least one intestinal helminth was found in 71.18% of the sampled population. The prevalence of <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic> was highest (68.30%), followed by <jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic> (27.92%), <jats:italic>Enterobius vermicularis<\/jats:italic> (12.67%) and <jats:italic>Taenia saginata<\/jats:italic> (4.60%). Light (57.1%) to moderate (42.8%) intensity of infection was observed for <jats:italic>A. lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>, while the majority of the infected children (92.3%) harboured a light intensity of infection for <jats:italic>T. trichiura<\/jats:italic>. The age group, rural or urban residence, type of water source, boiled or unboiled water, type of defecation site, level of personal hygiene and maternal education were associated with helminth infection. 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