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Are schoolchildren less infected if they have good knowledge about parasitic worms? A case study from rural Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Parasitic worms (helminths) are common infections in low- and middle-income countries. For most helminth species, school-aged children are at highest risk of infection and morbidity, such as impaired cognitive and physical development. Preventive chemotherapy is the current mainstay for...
Autores principales: | Palmeirim, Marta S., Ouattara, Mamadou, Essé, Clémence, Koffi, Véronique A., Assaré, Rufin K., Hürlimann, Eveline, Coulibaly, Jean T., Diakité, Nana R., Dongo, Kouassi, Bonfoh, Bassirou, Utzinger, Jürg, N’Goran, Eliézer K., Raso, Giovanna |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090757/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071839 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5776-z |
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