A review and meta‐analysis of the impact of intestinal worms on child growth and nutrition

A Hall, G Hewitt, V Tuffrey… - Maternal & child nutrition, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Table of Contents Summary 119 1. Introduction 119 1.1 The gastrointestinal ecosystem 119
1.2 Groups of intestinal parasitic worms that infect humans 121 1.2. 1 Flukes or trematodes …

Socio‐cultural and economic determinants and consequences of adolescent undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in LLMICs: a systematic narrative review

DS Madjdian, F Azupogo… - Annals of the New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Adolescent undernutrition is a persisting public health problem in low and lower middle
income countries (LLMICs). Nutritional trajectories are complexly interrelated with socio …

Worms: identifying impacts on education and health in the presence of treatment externalities

E Miguel, M Kremer - Econometrica, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Intestinal helminths—including hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and schistosomiasis—
infect more than one‐quarter of the world's population. Studies in which medical treatment is …

Anemia and school participation

GJ Bobonis, E Miguel, C Puri-Sharma - Journal of Human resources, 2006 - jhr.uwpress.org
Anemia is among the most widespread health problems for children in developing countries.
This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized health intervention delivering iron …

Poor nutritional status of schoolchildren in urban and peri-urban areas of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

C Daboné, HF Delisle, O Receveur - Nutrition journal, 2011 - Springer
Background Malnutrition is still highly prevalent in developing countries. Schoolchildren may
also be at high nutritional risk, not only under-five children. However, their nutritional status …

Nutritional iron deficiency anemia: magnitude and its predictors among school age children, southwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

A Desalegn, A Mossie, L Gedefaw - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a global public health problem among school
age children, which retards psychomotor development and impairs cognitive performance …

Prevalence and severity of anemia and iron deficiency: cross-sectional studies in adolescent schoolgirls in western Kenya

T Leenstra, SK Kariuki, JD Kurtis, AJ Oloo… - European journal of …, 2004 - nature.com
Objective: Anemia is a major public health concern in preschool children and pregnant
women in the developing world. While many studies have examined these two at-risk …

Patterns and risk factors of helminthiasis and anemia in a rural and a peri-urban community in Zanzibar, in the context of helminth control programs

S Knopp, KA Mohammed, JR Stothard… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The control of helminth infections and prevention of anemia in developing
countries are of considerable public health importance. The purpose of this study was to …

Anemia and associated factors among school-age children in Filtu Town, Somali region, Southeast Ethiopia

B Gutema, W Adissu, Y Asress, L Gedefaw - BMC hematology, 2014 - Springer
Background Anemia is one of the major public health problems affecting more than half of
school-age children in developing countries. Anemia among children has been conclusively …

Prevalence of anemia and associated factors among school children in Gondar town public primary schools, northwest Ethiopia: A school-based cross-sectional study

Z Getaneh, B Enawgaw, G Engidaye, M Seyoum… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Anemia is a global public health problem affecting 305 million school children
(SC) worldwide. It has deleterious effects in SC, including lower school achievement due to …