Evaluation of efficacy of school-based anthelmintic treatments against anaemia in children in the United Republic of Tanzania

Evaluation of efficacy of school-based anthelmintic treatments against anaemia in children in the United Republic of Tanzania

OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of deworming on anaemia as part of a large-scale school-based anthelmintic treatment programme in the Tanga Region of the United Republic of Tanzania. METHODS: Both the reduction in the prevalence of anaemia and the cost per case prevented were taken into considera...

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Main Authors: Guyatt Helen L., Brooker Simon, Kihamia Charles M., Hall Andrew, Bundy Donald A.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Anthelmintics/therapeutic use
Albendazole/therapeutic use
Albendazole/administration and dosage
Praziquantel/therapeutic use
Praziquantel/administration and dosage
Anemia/parasitology
Hookworm infections/drug therapy
Hookworm infections/complications
Schistosomiasis/drug therapy
Schistosomiasis/complications
Child
School health services
Cross-sectional studies
Logistic models
Regression analysis
United Republic of Tanzania
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