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The interaction of deworming, improved sanitation, and household flooring with soil-transmitted Helminth infection in rural Bangladesh [1]

The combination of deworming and improved sanitation or hygiene may result in greater reductions in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection than any single intervention on its own. We measured STH prevalence in rural Bangladesh and assessed potential interactions among deworming, hygienic latrines, and household finished floors.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
Jade Benjamin-Chung [3], Arifa Nazneen [4], Amal K. Halder & et al [5]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases [6]
1-19
Tags:
Sanitation [7], Child Health [8], Bangladesh [9], South Asia [10], Waterborne Worms [11], Waterborne diseases [12]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/interaction-deworming-improved-sanitation-and-household-flooring-soil-transmitted
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004256
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jade-benjamin-chung
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/arifa-nazneen
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amal-k-halder-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterborne-worms
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterborne-diseases