Treating women subsistence farmers for intestinal worms improved fitness and could boost food production

(Burness) A new study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) found that treating women subsistence farmers with just a single dose of a cheap deworming medication significantly improved their physical stamina for the grueling agriculture work needed for their family's survival. The results of treatment could be twofold: improved health for farming women and increased food production by women who have the stamina to farm more efficiently.

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news