Short and long-term effects of a health education intervention on helminth infection and absenteeism rates in Grade 5 students of the Peruvian Amazon
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections (which include Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm infections) cause significant morbidity in school-age children around the world. Health hygiene education is recommended as an essential component of school-based STH control programs, and is considered to be a...
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McGill University
2013
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