Evaluation of efficacy of school-based anthelmintic treatments against anaemia in children in the United Republic of Tanzania

• Main Authors: Guyatt Helen L. (Author), Brooker Simon (Author), Kihamia Charles M. (Author), Hall Andrew (Author), Bundy Donald A.P (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of deworming on anaemia as part of a large-scale school-based anthelmintic treatment programme in the Tanga Region of the United Republic of Tanzania. METHODS: Both the reduction in the prevalence of anaemia and the cost per case prevented were taken into considera...