Prevalence, Intensity, and Correlates of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among School Children after a Decade of Preventive Chemotherapy in Western Rwanda

Prevalence, Intensity, and Correlates of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among School Children after a Decade of Preventive Chemotherapy in Western Rwanda

Preventive chemotherapy (PC) is a WHO-recommended core intervention measures to eliminate Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) as a public health problem by 2020, defined as a reduction in prevalence to <1% of moderate or high-intensity infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate t...

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Main Authors: Joseph Kabatende, Michael Mugisha, Lazare Ntirenganya, Abbie Barry, Eugene Ruberanziza, Jean Bosco Mbonigaba, Ulf Bergman, Emile Bienvenu, Eleni Aklillu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
mass drug administration
preventive chemotherapy
neglected tropical diseases
intestinal soil-transmitted helminths
prevalence
school children
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/12/1076

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