Review Article

Stunting as a Risk Factor of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Children: A Literature Review

Table 1

The PICO method to define keywords for searching strategy.

PopulationChildren under five years of age

Intervention/ExposureStunted children (according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) [16].
ControlChildren with normal nutritional status
OutcomeSTH infection caused by either Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus), or Strongyloides stercoralis