Estimation of the number of women of reproductive age in need of preventive chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminth infections.

• Main Authors: Denise Mupfasoni (Author), Alexei Mikhailov (Author), Pamela Mbabazi (Author), Jonathan King (Author), Theresa W Gyorkos (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the most common infections in developing countries. Globally, as many as 2 billion people are considered to be at risk for soil-transmitted-helminth (STH) infections. Preschool children (PSAC), school-age children (SAC) and women of reproduct...