eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-04-14 6 1 51 62 7840 article Blessing O. Okperi 1 Angela A. Okolo 2 BlaIse Ebiringa Anyanwu 3 Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, P.O.Box 1737, Effurun, Delta State (Nigeria). Department of Child Health, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City (Nigeria). Blaise Ebiringa Anyanwu Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University Delta State (Nigeria). The nutritional status indicated by weight,height and body mass index of two hundred and seventy five new primary school entrants (NPSE) randomly selected from one private and ten public prmary schools in Egor local government area (LGA) were studied comparing the helminth infested with the non helminth infested comparison group.The prevalence of intestinal helminth was 34.2%. Ascaris lumbricoides (AL) was the predominant helminth (24.4%) followed by the hookworms (HK) (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) making up 1.8%. Tricuris tricuria (TT) was 0.7% and 7.3% had poly parasitism.. There was also no significant difference between the mean weight,height and body mass index (BMI) of infested and non infested NPSE. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol6no1/nutritional-status-of-intestinal-helminth-infested-versus-non-helminth-infested-new-primary-school-entrants-in-egor-local-government-area-of-edo-state-of-nigeria/ Intestinal helminths; Nutritional status; New primary school entrants (NPSE)