Meta-Analysis and Public Policy: Reconciling the Evidence on Deworming

Kevin Croke, Joan Hamory Hicks, Eric Hsu, Michael Kremer, Ricardo Maertens, Edward Miguel and Więcek, Witold

No 11458, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: The WHO recommends mass drug administration (MDA) for intestinal worm infections in areas with >20% infection prevalence. Recent Cochrane meta-analyses endorse treatment of infected individuals but recommend against MDA. We conducted a theory-agnostic random-effects meta-analysis of the effect of multiple-dose MDA and a cost-effectiveness analysis. We estimate significant effects of MDA on child weight (0.15 kg, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.24; p

Keywords: Meta-analysis; Worms; Weight gain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C49 I15 I18 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-08
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