Functional illiteracy burden in soil-transmitted helminth (STH) endemic regions of the Philippines: An ecological study and geographical prediction for 2017.

• Main Authors: Kei Owada (Author), Mark Nielsen (Author), Colleen L Lau (Author), Laith Yakob (Author), Archie C A Clements (Author), Lydia Leonardo (Author), Ricardo J Soares Magalhães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain highly endemic across the Philippines, and are believed to be important contributors to delayed cognitive development of school-aged children. Identification of communities where children are at risk of functional illit...