Red palm olein-enriched biscuit supplementation lowers Ascaris lumbricoides reinfection at 6-month after anthelmintic treatment among schoolchildren with vitamin A deficiency (VAD)

• Main Authors: Tan, Pei Yee, Radhika, Loganathan, Teng, Kim-Tiu, Lee, Soo Ching, Syahirah Nadiah, Mohd Johari, Kanga Rani, Selvaduray, Romano, Ngui, Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44551/2/Red%20palm.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44551/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X23000475?via%3Dihub

Notwithstanding the global efforts made to control intestinal parasitic infections, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are still one of the most prevalent infections globally, especially in developing countries. A double-blinded, randomized controlled trial was conducted on 343 primary schoo...