Associations between selective attention and soil-transmitted helminth infections, socioeconomic status, and physical fitness in disadvantaged children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa: An observational study.

• Main Authors: Stefanie Gall (Author), Ivan Müller (Author), Cheryl Walter (Author), Harald Seelig (Author), Liana Steenkamp (Author), Uwe Pühse (Author), Rosa du Randt (Author), Danielle Smith (Author), Larissa Adams (Author), Siphesihle Nqweniso (Author), Peiling Yap (Author), Sebastian Ludyga (Author), Peter Steinmann (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Markus Gerber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Socioeconomically deprived children are at increased risk of ill-health associated with sedentary behavior, malnutrition, and helminth infection. The resulting reduced physical fitness, growth retardation, and impaired cognitive abilities may impede children's capacity to pay attenti...