Mass deworming for improving health and cognition of children in endemic helminth areas: A systematic review and individual participant data network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soil transmitted (or intestinal) helminths and schistosomes affect millions of children worldwide.

Objectives

To use individual participant data network meta-analysis (NMA) to explore the effects of different types and frequency of deworming drugs on anaemia, cognition and growth across potential effect modifiers.

Search methods

We developed a search strategy with an information scientist to search MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Econlit, Internet Documents in Economics Access Service (IDEAS), Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS), Social Services Abstracts, Global Health CABI and CAB Abstracts up to March 27, 2018. We also searched grey literature, websites, contacted authors and screened references of relevant systematic reviews

SUBMITTER: Welch VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8356492 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature