Study design and baseline results of an open-label cluster randomized community-intervention trial to assess the effectiveness of a modified mass deworming program in reducing hookworm infection in a tribal population in southern India

Study design and baseline results of an open-label cluster randomized community-intervention trial to assess the effectiveness of a modified mass deworming program in reducing hookworm infection in a tribal population in southern India

Introduction: Hookworm infection is a leading cause of iron deficiency anemia and malnutrition in resource-poor settings. Periodic mass deworming with anthelminthic drugs remains the cornerstone of hookworm control efforts worldwide. Reinfection following treatment occurs, reflecting the human host&...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Sarkar, Anuradha Rose, Venkata R. Mohan, Sitara S.R. Ajjampur, Vasanthakumar Veluswamy, Rajan Srinivasan, Jayaprakash Muliyil, Vedantam Rajshekhar, Kuryan George, Vinohar Balraj, Nicholas C. Grassly, Roy M. Anderson, Simon J. Brooker, Gagandeep Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Subjects:
Hookworm
Mass deworming
Cluster randomized trial
Mathematical modeling
India
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865416300552

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