Risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infections during the first 3 years of life in the tropics; findings from a birth cohort.

• Main Authors: Stefanie K Menzies (Author), Alejandro Rodriguez (Author), Martha Chico (Author), Carlos Sandoval (Author), Nely Broncano (Author), Irene Guadalupe (Author), Philip J Cooper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect more than 2 billion humans worldwide, causing significant morbidity in children. There are few data on the epidemiology and risk factors for infection in pre-school children. To investigate risk factors for infection in early childhood, we analysed data prospe...