Prevalence and distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Nigerian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections still remain a notable health problem in resource-limited countries due to difficulties in the implementation of control measures. In Nigeria for instance, despite several community-based and provincial reports, national data on prevalence, burdens and risk zones (RZs) for STH infections are lacking.

Methods

The present study employed the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) to determine the prevalence, distribution and RZs for STH infections among Nigerian children through a meta-analysis of data published between 1980 and 2015. Pooled prevalence estimate (PPE) was determined by the random-effects model while heterogeneity was evaluated using the Cochran's Q-t

SUBMITTER: Karshima SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6036687 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature