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

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

No 22382, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

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

JEL-codes: C49 I15 I18 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-07
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Published as Kevin Croke & Joan Hamory & Eric Hsu & Michael Kremer & Ricardo Maertens & Edward Miguel & Witold Więcek, 2024. "Meta-analysis and public policy: Reconciling the evidence on deworming," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol 121(25).

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