Geophagia is not associated with Trichuris or hookworm transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Young SL, Goodman D, Farag TH, Ali SM, Khatib MR, Khalfan SS, Tielsch JM, Stoltzfus RJ.
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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Aug;101(8):766-72. doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.04.016. Epub 2007 Jun 12.
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Furthermore, in multivariate models, geophagia was not a significant predictor of helminth infection status. We conclude that geophagia is not a source of Trichuris or hookworm infection among pregnant women in Pemba (insufficient power to evaluate the effect of Ascaris), …
Furthermore, in multivariate models, geophagia was not a significant predictor of helminth infection status. We conclude that geophag …