The Case for Maternal Postpartum Deworming

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 11; no. 1; p. e0005203
• Main Authors: Mofid, Layla S, Gyorkos, Theresa W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05-01-2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Albendazole - administration & dosage; Albendazole - therapeutic use; Analysis; Anemia; Anthelmintics; Anthelmintics - administration & dosage; Anthelmintics - therapeutic use; Breastfeeding & lactation; Chemotherapy; Disease prevention; Dosage and administration; Drug Administration Schedule; Epidemiology; Female; Fertility; Global Health; Helminthiasis - drug therapy; Helminthiasis - epidemiology; Humans; Infections; Iron; Iron - administration & dosage; Lactation; Maternal & child health; Medicine and Health Sciences; Observational studies; Occupational health; People and Places; Postnatal care; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - parasitology; Risk Factors; Strategic planning; Tropical diseases; Viewpoints; Womens health; Young Adult; Canada
• ISSN: 1935-2735; 1935-2727; 1935-2735
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005203

[...]the disease burden of STHs in WRA is largely unknown. Summary of benefits and challenges of including subgroups of WRA in deworming programs. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005203.t001 Adolescent girls Numerous experimental and observational studies of the effectiveness of deworming on a multitude of health outcomes have been conducted in children and have included the subgroup of adolescent girls.\n The authors concluded that these low concentrations would be unlikely to be considered harmful to breastfed infants.