Depriving Out-of-School Children of Deworming Tablets for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection in Bangladesh: The Irony of a School-Based Deworming Programme

Depriving Out-of-School Children of Deworming Tablets for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection in Bangladesh: The Irony of a School-Based Deworming Programme

Since 2008, Bangladesh has had a school-based deworming programme to combat soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection among school-aged children (SACs). Existing programmes have trouble reaching SACs, especially those out-of-school (OSCs). This study evaluated deworming coverage among school going c...

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Main Authors: Avijit Saha, Srizan Chowdhury, Edwin Theophilus Goswami, Konica Gop, Ariful Alam, Asadur Rahman, Malabika Sarker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
deworming
SACs
OSCs
SGCs
school-based deworming
coverage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/3/35

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