Prevalence of malnutrition, anemia, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in preschool-age children living in peri-urban populations in the Peruvian Amazon

Prevalence of malnutrition, anemia, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in preschool-age children living in peri-urban populations in the Peruvian Amazon

Stunting, anemia, and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are major health concerns for children in extremely poor regions of the world, especially rural and periurban ones. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of these three cooccurring conditions in preschool-age children in an extr...

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Main Authors: María del Carmen Segoviano-Lorenzo, Elena Trigo-Esteban, Theresa W. Gyorkos, Kariane St-Denis, Fernándo Martínez-De Guzmán, Martín Casapía-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2022-11-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Malnutrition
Anemia
Helminthiasis
Child Preschool
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2022001105002&tlng=en

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