The effectiveness of albendazole against hookworm infections and the impact of bi-annual treatment on anaemia and body mass index of school children in the …

BA Hamidu, EJ Tettevi, JA Larbi, BK Idun… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The impact of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF)(initiated in
2000 in Ghana and ran for 12 years) in mitigating soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections …

The impact of dual-versus single-dosing and fatty food co-administration on albendazole efficacy against hookworm among children in Mayuge district, Uganda …

ES Kim, M Adriko, W Aidah, KC Oseku… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Mass Drug Administration (MDA) is the main strategy for control of soil-
transmitted helminth (STH) infections, with single-dose benzimidazole (albendazole or …

The Efficacy of Albendazole against Soil-Transmitted Helminths and the Impact of Mass Drug Administration of Albendazole and Ivermectin on Health Status

BA Hamidu, TE Jenner, LJ Asiedu… - BMJ Global …, 2017 - gh.bmj.com
Background The lymphatic filariasis (LF) control programme has been on-going in Ghana
since 2000 with mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin (IVM) and albendazole (ALB) …

Efficacy and Safety of albendazole in hookworm-infected preschool-aged children, school-aged children, and adults in côte d'ivoire: A phase 2 randomized, controlled …

C Patel, JT Coulibaly, D Hofmann… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Infections with hookworms affect about half a billion people worldwide.
Recommended therapy includes 400 mg of albendazole, which is moderately efficacious …

An Assessment Of Hookworm Infection And Albendazole Treatment Failure Among Children Ages 7-12 In Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana

E Jaske - 2014 - search.proquest.com
Background: Hookworm is a soil-transmitted nematode (STN) infection associated with rural
poverty that infects 576-740 million people worldwide, 200 million of which reside in Sub …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of albendazole for hookworm varies widely by community and correlates with nutritional factors: a cross-sectional study of school-age children in …

D Humphries, S Nguyen, S Kumar… - The American journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mass drug administration (MDA) targeting school-age children is recommended by the
World Health Organization for the global control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections …

[HTML][HTML] Hookworm infection among school age children in Kintampo north municipality, Ghana: nutritional risk factors and response to albendazole treatment

D Humphries, BT Simms, D Davey… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Children (n= 812) 6–11 years of age attending 16 schools in the Kintampo North
Municipality of Ghana were screened for participation in a study on hookworm infection …

Effective control of hookworm infection in school children from Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman: a four-year experience with albendazole mass chemotherapy

MA Idris, MAA Shaban, M Fatahallah - Acta tropica, 2001 - Elsevier
After 4 years of mass chemotherapy with a single annual dose of albendazole 400 mg,
health education and promotion of environmental health, the prevalence of Necator …

In vivo and in vitro efficacy of a single dose of albendazole against hookworm infection in northwest Ethiopia: open-label trial

W Bezie, M Aemero, Y Tegegne, T Eshetu… - Tropical medicine and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Control of hookworm and other soil-transmitted helminth infections primarily
relies on preventive chemotherapy using a single dose of albendazole/mebendazole drugs …

The impact of four years of semiannual treatments with albendazole alone on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: A community-based study in …

SDS Pion, CB Chesnais, NP Awaca-Uvon… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The World Health Organization now recommends semiannual mass drug
administration (MDA) of albendazole with integrated vector management as an option for …