학술논문
The right to deworming: The case for girls and women of reproductive age.
Document Type
Article
Author
Gyorkos, Theresa W.; Montresor, Antonio; Belizario, Vicente; Biggs, Beverley-Ann; Bradley, Mark; Brooker, Simon J.; Casapia, Martin; Cooper, Philip; Deb, Sila; Gilbert, Nicolas L.; Imtiaz, Rubina; Khieu, Virak; Knopp, Stefanie; Lincetto, Ornella; Mofid, Layla S.; Mupfasoni, Denise; Vail, Cori; Vercruysse, Jozef
Source
Subject
*HELMINTHIASIS
*FILARIASIS
*TREATMENT programs
*TEENAGERS
*MEDICAL care
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Language
ISSN
1935-2727
Abstract
The article reports that girls and women of reproductive age (WRA) suffer from soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. It mentions information on data on treatment coverage for WRA are not routinely collected by national programs, but it is likely that, as countries successfully transition out of lymphatic filariasis treatment programs.