Malaria, schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminth burden and their correlation with anemia in children attending primary schools in kinshasa, democratic republic of congo

Matangila, Junior R.;Doua, Joachim Yorokpa;Linsuke, Sylvie;Madinga Ntwan, Joule;Lutumba, Pascal;et.al.
(2014) PLoS One — Vol. 9, n° 11 (2014)

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  • Matangila, Junior R.Département de Médecine Tropicale, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo
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  • Doua, Joachim YorokpaDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Linsuke, SylvieInstitut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo
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  • Madinga Ntwan, JouleUCLouvain
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  • Lutumba, PascalDépartement de Médecine Tropicale, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo
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Conclusion: Malaria and S. mansoni infection were strongly associated with high prevalence of anemia in schoolchildren. Therefore, specific school-based interventions, such as intermittent preventive treatment or prophylaxis, LLITN distribution, anthelminthic mass treatment and micronutrient supplementation are needed to improve school children's health.
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Matangila, J. R., Doua, J. Y., Linsuke, S., Madinga Ntwan, J., Inocêncio Da Luz, R., Van Geertruyden, J.-P., & Lutumba, P. (2014). Malaria, schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminth burden and their correlation with anemia in children attending primary schools in kinshasa, democratic republic of congo. PLoS One, 9(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110789 (Original work published 2014)