Associations between soil-transmitted helminth infections and physical activity, physical fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk in primary schoolchildren from Gqeberha, South Africa.

• Main Authors: Siphesihle Nqweniso (Author), Cheryl Walter (Author), Rosa du Randt (Author), Larissa Adams (Author), Johanna Beckmann (Author), Jean T Coulibaly (Author), Danielle Dolley (Author), Nandi Joubert (Author), Kurt Z Long (Author), Ivan Müller (Author), Madeleine Nienaber (Author), Uwe Pühse (Author), Harald Seelig (Author), Peter Steinmann (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Markus Gerber (Author), Christin Lang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background/aim</h4>School-aged children in low- and middle-income countries carry the highest burden of intestinal helminth infections, such as soil-transmitted helminths (STH). STH infections have been associated with negative consequences for child physical and cognitive developmen...