A community-based, cross-sectional study to assess interactions between income, nutritional status and enteric parasitism in two Brazilian cities: are we moving positively towards 2030?

• Main Authors: Deiviane A. Calegar (Author), Polyanna A. Bacelar (Author), Kerla J. L. Monteiro (Author), Jessica P. dos Santos (Author), Andressa B. Gonçalves (Author), Márcio N. Boia (Author), Lauren H. Jaeger (Author), Beatriz Coronato-Nunes (Author), Filipe A. Carvalho-Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background This study assessed the interactions between income, nutritional status and intestinal parasitism in children in Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study (n = 421 children aged 1 to 14 years living in the states of Piauí (rural communities in the city of Teresina) and Rio de Jane...