Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Infection with (and/or exposure) to helminths—STHs, schistosomes or FBTs

Non-primary research—systematic reviews, commentaries and editorials

Participants—children, pregnant or breastfeeding women

Study protocols

Anthelmintic treatment intervention

Studies with no new or novel data

Stunting-related variables reported—height, HAZ, proportion stunted, birth weight

Non-English language papers

Reported outcomes—helminth infection in participants in relation to stunting

Animal (non-human) helminth studies

Any geographic location

Any date