Association of schistosome infection with adiposity in Tanzania

• Main Authors: Khanh Pham (Author), George PrayGod (Author), Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen (Author), Mette F. Olsen (Author), Bazil Kavishe (Author), Brenda Kitilya (Author), Paul L. A. M. Corstjens (Author), Claudia J. de Dood (Author), Henrik Friis (Author), Suzanne Filteau (Author), Jennifer A. Downs (Author), Robert N. Peck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundObservational studies in humans have reported a link between schistosome infection and lower adiposity, but this may be explained by socioeconomic and demographic factors, intensity of infection, or common co-infections such as HIV.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study that investigated...