Prevalence and Determinants of Geohelminthiasis among School-Age Children in Jimma City, Ethiopia
School-age children (SAC) are at a higher risk of geohelminth or soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections due to their practice of walking and playing barefoot, lack of adequate sanitary facilities, and poor personal hygiene. In Ethiopia, periodic deworming has been implemented since 2013 with the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2023-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Tropical Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8811795 |