The impact of mass deworming programmes on schooling and economic development: an appraisal of long-term studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Documents from advocacy and fund-raising organizations for child mass deworming programmes in low- and middle-income countries cite unpublished economic studies claiming long-term effects on health, schooling and economic development.

Methods

To summarize and appraise these studies, we searched for and included all long-term follow-up studies based on cluster-randomized trials included in a 2015 Cochrane review on deworming. We used Cochrane methods to assess risk of bias, and appraised the credibility of the main findings. Where necessary we contacted study authors for clarifications.

Results

We identified three studies (Baird 2016, Ozier 2016 and Croke 2014) evaluating effects more than 9 years after cluster-randomized trials in Kenya and Uganda. Baird an

SUBMITTER: Jullien S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5841841 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature