Soil-transmitted helminth infections and nutritional indices among Filipino schoolchildren.

• Main Authors: Mary Lorraine S Mationg (Author), Gail M Williams (Author), Veronica L Tallo (Author), Remigio M Olveda (Author), Eindra Aung (Author), Portia Alday (Author), Mark Donald Reñosa (Author), Chona Mae Daga (Author), Jhoys Landicho (Author), Maria Paz Demonteverde (Author), Eunice Diane Santos (Author), Thea Andrea Bravo (Author), Franziska Angly Bieri (Author), Yuesheng Li (Author), Archie C A Clements (Author), Peter Steinmann (Author), Kate Halton (Author), Donald E Stewart (Author), Donald P McManus (Author), Darren J Gray (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are still prevalent among schoolchildren in the Philippines. We evaluated the risk factors associated with STH and the relationship between STH and nutritional indices among schoolchildren aged 9-10 years in Laguna province, t...