Programmatic implications of the TUMIKIA trial on community-wide treatment for soil-transmitted helminths: further health economic analyses needed before a change in policy

Programmatic implications of the TUMIKIA trial on community-wide treatment for soil-transmitted helminths: further health economic analyses needed before a change in policy

Abstract School-based deworming programmes are currently the main approach used to control the soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). A key unanswered policy question is whether mass drug administration (MDA) should be targeted to the whole community instead, and several trials in this area have been co...

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Main Authors: Hugo C. Turner, Donald A. P. Bundy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminths
Policy
Deworming
Community-wide treatment
School-based treatment
Cost
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-3977-7

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