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Stool specimens were processed using the Kato\u2013Katz method and examined for intestinal helminth infections. Haemoglobin level was measured using a HemoCue machine and blood group was determined using an antisera haemagglutination test. Nutritional status of the study participants was assessed using height and weight measurements. Among the study participants, 50.2% were infected with intestinal helminths.<jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>(32.7%),<jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic>(12.7%),<jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic>(11.9%) and hookworm (11.0%) were the most frequently diagnosed helminths. The odds of infection and mean eggs per gram of different intestinal helminth species were comparable between the various blood groups. 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