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Autor:
Patricia Kariger, Deanna K. Olney, James M. Tielsch, Joanne Katz, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Emily H. Siegel, Hababu M. Chwaya, Katarzyna Kordas, Subarna K. Khatry, Steven C. LeClerq
Publikováno v:
Early Human Development. 84:389-398
Infants with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and stunting explore and interact less with their environment. They may also be fatigued more often, suggesting their sleep may be affected. It is unclear whether fatigue in these infants is due to poor night
Autor:
Ibrahim Kabole, Saikat Deb, Fatma M Kabole, Mashavi K Othman, Arup Dutta, Sunil Sazawal, M. Ramsan, Robert E. Black, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Usha Dhingra, Hababu M Chwaya
Publikováno v:
The Lancet. 367:133-143
Summary Background Anaemia caused by iron deficiency is common in children younger than age 5 years in eastern Africa. However, there is concern that universal supplementation of children with iron and folic acid in areas of high malaria transmission
Autor:
Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Hababu M. Chwaya, James M. Tielsch, Marco Albonico, Tsedal Mebrahtu, Jape K Jape, Lorenzo Savioli, Antonio Montresor
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Nutrition. 134:3037-3041
Conflicting evidence exists on the possible role of iron supplementation in the predisposition to malaria infection or the enhancement of its clinical severity. Where anemia prevalence is40%, current guidelines are to provide low-dose daily iron to y
Autor:
James M. Tielsch, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Lorenzo Savioli, Marco Albonico, Emmanuel D'Harcourt, Hababu M. Chwaya
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Epidemiology. 28:591-596
Background School-based deworming programmes have been promoted as a cost-effective strategy for control of nematode infection in developing countries. While numerous efficacy studies have been conducted, there is little information on actual program
Publikováno v:
Europe PubMed Central
This paper describes the longitudinal changes in height and weight of children in school grades 1-3 on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, a poor rural population in which parasitic infections and anemia are highly prevalent. Heights and weights of children were
Autor:
Lorenzo Savioli, Hababu M. Chwaya, Marco Albonico, Kerry Schulze, James M. Tielsch, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Nutrition. 127:293-298
In many African populations, the prevalences of both iron deficiency and malarial infection exceed 50%. The control of iron deficiency anemia is of urgent public health importance, but assessment of iron status in these contexts has been controversia
Autor:
Lorenzo Savioli, Hanspeter Marti, A.F. Mgeni, Christoph Hatz, Hamad J. Haji, Juma Suleiman Ameir, Hababu M. Chwaya
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 55:477-481
A randomized trial carried out in rural Zanzibar comparing a single dose of 200 micrograms/kg of ivermectin and 400 mg/day for three days of albendazole for treatment of strongyloidiasis and other intestinal nematodes is described. In 301 children wi
Autor:
Pete Smith, Kassim S. Alawi, Lorenzo Savioli, Hababu M. Chwaya, Andrew Hall, Marco Albonico, Elena Ercole
Publikováno v:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 89:538-541
The comparative efficacy of albendazole and mebendazole in the treatment of intestinal nematode infections were compared 3 weeks after treatment in a randomized trial among schoolchildren on Pemba Island, Tanzania. Egg counts were compared 3 weeks, 4
Autor:
Haji Ameir, Hababu M. Chwaya, Marco Albonico, Theresa W. Gyorkos, Antonio Montresor, Lorenzo Savioli, Mahdi Ramsan, Ali Foum
Publikováno v:
Tropical Medicine and International Health. 6:535-537
School health programmes are the basis of the strategy defined by WHO to reduce morbidity due to soil-transmitted nematodes and schistosomes in school age populations in developing countries. However, low rates of school enrolment can be a major fact
Autor:
Fatma M Kabole, Hababu M. Chwaya, Mashavi K Othman, Arup Dutta, Mahdi Ramsan, Usha Dhingra, Robert E. Black, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Sunil Sazawal
Publikováno v:
Lancet (London, England). 369(9565)
Summary Background Studies from Asia have suggested that zinc supplementation can reduce morbidity and mortality in children, but evidence from malarious populations in Africa has been inconsistent. Our aim was to assess the effects of zinc supplemen