Geophagy: a survey on the practice of soil consumption in N'Djamena, Chad

• Main Authors: Djimadoum Kimassoum (Author), Ngum Lesley Ngum (Author), Mahamat Bechir (Author), Alexis Haroun (Author), Abdelsalam Tidjani (Author), Chiara Frazzoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background Geophagy, the recurrent intentional eating of soil, is well documented in many African countries, but little or nothing is known about this practice in Chad. We conducted a cross-sectional study among inhabitants of N'Djamena to assess: (i) source, type, and form of geophagic soil...