The expansion of soil-transmitted helminth control strategies – Authors' reply

Naomi E. Clarke, Suhail A. Doi, Archie C. Clements, Darren Gray, Suzy Campbell, Dongxu Wang, Susana V. Nery

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    Abstract

    We thank Gang Qin and Xun Zhuang for their letter regarding our systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet. Qin and Zhuang raise concerns about the heterogeneity of the included studies, reflecting low study quality. However, the heterogeneity in our meta-analysis in terms of prevalence reduction cannot be solely attributed to low study quality. The effect of soiltransmitted helminth (STH) control programmes varies significantly, because of a variety of factors, including environmental conditions, water, sanitation, and hygiene, and underlying transmission intensity
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2191
    Number of pages1
    JournalThe Lancet
    Volume389
    Issue number10085
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Jun 2017

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