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

• Main Authors: Al-Mekhlafi, H.M., Anuar, T.S., Al-Zabedi, E.M., Al-Maktari, M.T., Mahdy, M.A.K., Ahmed, A., Sallam, A.A., Abdullah, W.A., Moktar, N., Surin, Johari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General); R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10517/1/Does_vitamin_A_supplementation_protect_schoolchildren_from_acquiring_severe_soil-transmitted_helminthiasis.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10517/; http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/7/1/367; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-367

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. Methods A randomized, double-blind, placebo-co...