A community-based, cross-sectional study to assess interactions between income, nutritional status and enteric parasitism in two Brazilian cities: are we moving positively towards 2030?

Abstract Background This study assessed the interactions between income, nutritional status and intestinal parasitism in children in Brazil. Methods A cross-sectional study (n = 421 children aged 1 to 14 years living in the states of Piauí (rural communities in the city of Teresina) and Rio de Janei...

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Main Authors: Deiviane A. Calegar, Polyanna A. Bacelar, Kerla J. L. Monteiro, Jessica P. dos Santos, Andressa B. Gonçalves, Márcio N. Boia, Lauren H. Jaeger, Beatriz Coronato-Nunes, Filipe A. Carvalho-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-021-00252-z