Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda

• Main Authors: Berrick Otieno (Author), Lynne Elson (Author), Abneel K. Matharu (Author), Naomi Riithi (Author), Esther Chongwo (Author), Khamis Katana (Author), Carophine Nasambu (Author), Francis Mutebi (Author), Herman Feldmeier (Author), Jürgen Krücken (Author), Ulrike Fillinger (Author), Amina Abubakar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tungiasis, a neglected tropical parasitosis, disproportionately affects children. Few empirical studies have reported neurocognitive and mental health outcomes of children with ectoparasitic skin diseases like tungiasis. Pathophysiology of tungiasis suggests it could detrimentall...