Interactions between malnutrition, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and poverty among children living in periurban communities in Maranhao State, Northeastern Brazil.

In conclusion, the study describes the interactions between the dimensions of development represented by income, STHs and nutritional status revealing the importance of raising income levels to improve the living conditions of families in impoverished communities in Northeastern Brazil. PMID: 33027397 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33027397?dopt=Abstract

Source: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - October 9, 2020 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Almeida MM, Monteiro KJL, Bacelar PAA, Santos JPD, Freitas SPC, Evangelista BBC, Leal DN, Silva DAE, Cardoso AB, Nascimento EFD, Moraes Neto AHA, Carvalho-Costa FA Tags: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Source Type: research