Does vitamin A supplementation protect schoolchildren from acquiring soil-transmitted helminthiasis? A randomized controlled trial

Background: Despite the intensive global efforts to control intestinal parasitic infections, the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is still very high in many developing countries particularly among children in rural areas.

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Main Authors:	Abdullah, W.A (Author), Ahmed, A. (Author), Al-Maktari, M.T (Author), Al-Mekhlafi, H.M (Author), Al-Zabedi, E.M (Author), Anuar, T.S (Author), Mahdy, M.A (Author), Moktar, N. (Author), Sallam, A.A (Author), Surin, J. (Author)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
Subjects:	albendazole Albendazole anthelmintic agent Anthelmintics Article ascariasis Ascaris lumbricoides chewable tablet child Child childhood disease controlled study diet supplementation Dietary Supplements directly observed therapy dose response Dose-Response Relationship, Drug double blind procedure drug efficacy drug megadose endemic disease feces analysis female Female follow up helminthiasis Helminthiasis hookworm infection human Humans indigenous people infection prevention major clinical study Malaysia male Male mixed infection parasite control parasite transmission parasitology placebo poverty prevalence Randomized clinical trial randomized controlled trial reinfection retinol school child single drug dose soil Soil Soil-transmitted helminths trichuriasis Trichuris trichiura Vermes Vitamin A vitamin supplementation
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