Community-wide versus school-based targeted deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control in school-aged children in Vietnam: the CoDe-STH cluster-randomised controlled trialResearch in context

Community-wide versus school-based targeted deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control in school-aged children in Vietnam: the CoDe-STH cluster-randomised controlled trialResearch in context

Summary: Background: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection control programs typically consist of school-based preventive chemotherapy (PC) targeted to school-aged children. STH reservoirs in untreated community members contribute to ongoing transmission in children. The CoDe-STH (Community Dewo...

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Main Authors: Clare E.F. Dyer, Dinh Ng-Nguyen, Naomi E. Clarke, Sze Fui Hii, Hieu Quoc Nguyen, Van-Anh Thi Nguyen, Thai Van Nguyen, Trong Van Nguyen, Tam Thi Ngo, H.M.P. Dilrukshi Herath, Handan Wand, Luc E. Coffeng, Justine C. Marshall, Darren J. Gray, Roy M. Anderson, Archie C.A. Clements, John M. Kaldor, Rebecca J. Traub, Susana Vaz Nery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminths
Hookworm
Deworming
Mass drug administration
Targeted preventive chemotherapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606523002389

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