Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most prevalent of chronic human
infections worldwide. Based on the demonstrable impact on child development, there is a …

Hundreds of millions of children in less developed countries suffer from poor health and
nutrition. Children in most less developed countries also complete far fewer years of …

Intestinal helminths—including hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and schistosomiasis—
infect more than one‐quarter of the world's population. Studies in which medical treatment is …

We use a randomized evaluation of a Kenyan deworming program to estimate peer effects
in technology adoption and to shed light on foreign aid donors' movement towards …

Improved health in low-income countries could considerably improve wellbeing and
possibly promote economic growth. The last decade has seen a surge in field experiments …

This major new book provides a hard-hitting analysis of the state of basic education
provision across the world, more than fifty years after the Universal Declaration on Human …

Parasitic infections are widespread throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, and infection with
multiple parasite species is the norm rather than the exception. Despite the ubiquity of …

Study objective The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of
a school-based sleep education program aimed at improving the sleep and academic …

The aim of this article is to discuss the results from three censuses conducted on school age
children in rural Ghana which reveal contemporary patterns in enrolment. The data provide …

Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs in African schools have received increased
attention, particularly around the potential impact of poor menstrual hygiene management …