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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and associated malnutrition among under-fives in conflict affected areas in southern Ethiopia

2022; BioMed Central; Volume: 50; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/s41182-022-00436-1

1349-4147

Gosa Ebrahim Geleto, Tesfu Kassa, Berhanu Erko,

Global Maternal and Child Health

Globally, there were about 50.8 million internally displaced people in 2020, of whom 42% were in sub-Saharan Africa. In areas where there are conflicts, the humanitarian emergency makes infectious disease management extremely complex. Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are among the most common infections globally including in Ethiopia that thrives during complex emergencies. However, with regards to STHs, studies in the context of conflict areas have not been documented in Ethiopia.