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The extent of the burden of intestinal helminth infections and malnutrition was investigated in a cross-sectional study involving 265 children aged between 4 and 14 years residing in Dibanda, a semi-rural area located in Buea, South West Region, Cameroon. The prevalence of intestinal helminth infections was determined microscopically after faecal samples were prepared by the formol-ether sedimentation concentration technique of stool analysis. Nutritional status was determined using age and the anthropometric parameters of weight and height. Standard deviation (SD) or Z scores of height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ) and weight-for-height (WHZ) were computed based on the World Health Organization 2006 growth reference curves. Anaemia was assessed by packed cell volume (PCV). The prevalence of intestinal helminth infection in the study population was 47.2% (125\/265). All infections were of low intensity, with<jats:italic>Ascaris<\/jats:italic>recording the highest geometric mean egg count (GMEC) \u00b1\u00a0 SEM of 363.51\u00a0\u00b1\u00a060.35 (egg count range: 76\u20133000 eggs\/gram of stool). Overall, 42.3% of children had PCV &lt;\u00a031%. Also, 47.2% of those with intestinal helminth infections also had PCV &lt;\u00a031%. The prevalence of malnutrition was 30.2% (80\/265). Of 80 malnourished children, 5.3% were wasted (\u00a0&lt;\u00a0\u2212\u00a02SD weight-for-height Z-score), 7.2% underweight (\u00a0&lt;\u00a0\u2212\u00a02SD weight-for-age Z score) and 24.2% stunted (\u00a0&lt;\u00a0\u2212\u00a02SD height-for-age Z score). The mean values of all the anthropometric indices were lower in helminth-infected children. 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