Prevalence and correlates of soil-transmitted helminths in schoolchildren aged 5 to 18 years in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• প্রধান লেখক: Ritik Agrawal (Author), Sweta Pattnaik (Author), Jaya Singh Kshatri (Author), Srikanta Kanungo (Author), Nityananda Mandal (Author), Subrata Kumar Palo (Author), Sanghamitra Pati (Author)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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BackgroundAccording to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 report, up to 1.5 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are lost due to soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), and 5.9 million people are at risk of acquiring STHs. Regions with the highest prevalence of STH infections include Sub-S...