Soil-transmitted helminth infection, loss of education and cognitive impairment in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Noel Pabalan (Author), Eloisa Singian (Author), Lani Tabangay (Author), Hamdi Jarjanazi (Author), Michael J Boivin (Author), Amara E Ezeamama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Evidence of an adverse influence of soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections on cognitive function and educational loss is equivocal. Prior meta-analyses have focused on randomized controlled trials only and have not sufficiently explored the potential for disparate influence of STH infection by c...