Sanitation, hookworm, anemia, stunting, and wasting in primary school children in southern Ethiopia: Baseline results from a study in 30 schools.

• Main Authors: Jack E T Grimes (Author), Gemechu Tadesse (Author), Iain A Gardiner (Author), Elodie Yard (Author), Yonas Wuletaw (Author), Michael R Templeton (Author), Wendy E Harrison (Author), Lesley J Drake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Inadequate nutrition; neglected topical diseases; and insufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are interrelated problems in schools in low-income countries, but are not routinely tackled together. A recent three-year longitudinal study investigated integrated school health and nutrition ap...