Abstract

The health-education package increased students' knowledge about soil-transmitted helminths and led to a change in behavior and a reduced incidence of infection within 1 school year. (Funded by UBS Optimus Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland; Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number, ACTRN12610000048088.).

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MedicineAlbendazoleIntervention (counseling)ToiletRandomized controlled trialHealth educationHelminthsEnvironmental healthPublic healthSurgeryImmunologyNursing

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2013
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Volume
368
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17
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1603-1612
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195
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Franziska Bieri, Darren J. Gray, Gail Williams et al. (2013). Health-Education Package to Prevent Worm Infections in Chinese Schoolchildren. New England Journal of Medicine , 368 (17) , 1603-1612. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1204885

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10.1056/nejmoa1204885