A cluster-randomised controlled trial integrating a community-based water, sanitation and hygiene programme, with mass distribution of albendazole to reduce intestinal parasites in Timor-Leste: The WASH for WORMS research protocol

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Nery, Susana Vaz ^a   McCarthy, James S ^b   Traub, Rebecca ^c   Andrews, Ross M ^d   Black, Jim ^e   Gray, Darren ^a   Weking, Edmund ^f   Atkinson, Jo An ^g   Campbell, Suzy ^a   Francis, Naomi ^e   Vallely, Andrew ^h   Williams, Gail ⁱ   Clements, Archie ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f WATERAID   (United Kingdom)

^g SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; WATER;

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SANITATION; STUNTING; TIMOR-LESTE; WATER TREATMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; HELMINTH; INFANT; INTESTINE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INTESTINES; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; TIMOR-LESTE; WATER;

EID: 84956518795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009293     Document Type: Article

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