Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors in children of three rural schools in Colombia. A cross-sectional study.

Rural children are one of the populations that are most vulnerable to gastrointestinal parasite infections. Such diseases decrease the quality of life and result in growth and cognitive delays in the long term. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the frequency of intestinal parasit...

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Main Authors: Paula C Hernández, Liliana Morales, Jacqueline Chaparro-Olaya, Diana Sarmiento, Juan Felipe Jaramillo, Gustavo A Ordoñez, Fabian Cortés, Lizeth K Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218681