Associations between soil-transmitted helminth infections and physical activity, physical fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk in primary schoolchildren from Gqeberha, South Africa.

Associations between soil-transmitted helminth infections and physical activity, physical fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk in primary schoolchildren from Gqeberha, South Africa.

<h4>Background/aim</h4>School-aged children in low- and middle-income countries carry the highest burden of intestinal helminth infections, such as soil-transmitted helminths (STH). STH infections have been associated with negative consequences for child physical and cognitive developmen...

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Main Authors: Siphesihle Nqweniso, Cheryl Walter, Rosa du Randt, Larissa Adams, Johanna Beckmann, Jean T Coulibaly, Danielle Dolley, Nandi Joubert, Kurt Z Long, Ivan Müller, Madeleine Nienaber, Uwe Pühse, Harald Seelig, Peter Steinmann, Jürg Utzinger, Markus Gerber, Christin Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011664&type=printable

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