The effectiveness of albendazole against hookworm infections and the impact of bi-annual treatment on anaemia and body mass index of school children in the Kpandai district of northern Ghana.

ABSTRACT: The impact of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) (initiated in 2000 in Ghana and ran for 12 years) in mitigating soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in LF-endemic areas is unknown. During a 1-year hiatus which ensued between 2011 and 2012, a longitudinal study was conducted to determine GPELF effect on hookworm infections in selected communities involved in the programme since its inception, while measuring the effectiveness of biannual ALB treatments on schoolchildren living in such communities. A total of 399 school children aged 3 to 18 years were randomly selected from four communities in the Kpandai district of northern Ghana. Each presented a single stool sample at baseline, 21 days post-treatment, at the 3rd and 6th months, 21 days post-second inte

SUBMITTER: Hamidu BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10906822 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature