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This systematic review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the impact of deworming on parasite load, nutritional status, and other health outcomes of nonpregnant adolescent girls and adult women. Evidence from 4 randomized controlled trials suggests that mass deworming probably reduces the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections, but that it may have little or no effect on anemia and iron deficiency in adolescent girls and nonpregnant women in comparison to no intervention or placebo, and further, that the effect on severe anemia is uncertain.
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This Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) report reviews the current evidence pertaining to immediate and long-term nutritional and health benefits of three practices:
1. Delayed umbilical cord clamping
2. Early and continued mother-to-newborn skin-to-skin contact
3. Early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding
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Helminth Infections and Micronutrients in School-Age Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This systematic review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the relationship of helminth infections with micronutrient status in school-age children worldwide, and concludes that evidence from observational studies and randomized controlled trials suggests distinct associations between helminth infections and micronutrients in school-age children.
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This systematic review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the effects of public health programs to regularly treat all children with deworming drugs on child growth, hemoglobin, cognition, school attendance, school performance, physical fitness, and mortality. Evidence from 50 trials in low-to-high-burden settings suggests substantial evidence of no benefit of deworming in terms of hemoglobin, cognition, school performance, and mortality. For weight, contemporary studies do not show an effect, whereas unusually large effects were seen in studies conducted over 20 years ago.
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This Cambell Systematic Review synthesizes the evidence pertaining to the impact of differing types and frequency of deworming drugs on anemia, cognition, and growth across potential effect modifiers. Evidence from 19 studies suggests little effect on nutritional status or cognition; however, children with heavier-intensity infections may benefit more.
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This document described the Girl Guides Anemia Prevention Badge Project. In partnership with the African Regional Office of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, FANTA designed the Girl Guides Anemia Prevention Badge Project to reach adolescent girls in East and Southern Africa with information and activities on anemia prevention and control.
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This manual, which is intended for use by health planners, contains information on the benefits of deworming in preschool children, practical information about deworming drugs, and provides insights into experiences from three countries where deworming has been added to existing vitamin A distribution programs.
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This review synthesizes evidence on the impact of climate change on fruit and vegetable crops, highlights existing knowledge gaps, and offers approaches to address future challenges using an integrative approach including genomics, phenomics, and future climate models.
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This modelling study uses the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade to project per capita availability of protein, iron, and zinc in 2050. Findings indicate that, although technological change, market responses, and the effects of CO2 fertilisation on yield are projected to increase global availability of dietary protein, iron, and zinc, these increases are moderated by negative effects of climate change affecting productivity and carbon penalties on nutrient content.
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This article presents findings from a meta-analysis assessing the proportion of anemia that is attributable to iron deficiency. Data from 23 countries was pooled for pre-school children and non-pregnant women of reproductive age and the proportion of anemia attributable to iron deficiency was estimated by region, inflammation exposure, anemia prevalence, and setting. For pre-school children and non-pregnant women of
reproductive age, the proportion of anemia associated with iron