Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases and Schistosomiasis in Preschool Age Children in Mwea Division, Kirinyaga South District, Kirinyaga County, and Their Potential Effect on Physical Growth

Intestinal parasitic infections can significantly contribute to the burden of disease, may cause nutritional and energetic stress, and negatively impact the quality of life in low income countries of the world. This cross-sectional study done in Mwea irrigation scheme, in Kirinyaga, central Kenya, a...

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Main Authors: Stephen Sifuna Wefwafwa Sakari, Amos K. Mbugua, Gerald M. Mkoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1013802
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