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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Prevalence, Infection Intensity, and Risk Factors for Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections among School Children in Northwestern Tanzania.

Nyanda C Justine, Jeffer Bhuko, Sarah L Rubagumya, Namanya S Basinda, Deodatus M Ruganuza, Maria M Zinga, Matthieu Briet, Vyacheslav R Misko, Filip Legein, Hussein Mohamed and 4 more

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Nyanda C JustineDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-7430-3931
Jeffer BhukoDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania.
Sarah L RubagumyaDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, St. Joseph College of Health and Allied Sciences, St. Joseph University in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 11007, Tanzania.
Namanya S BasindaDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania.
Deodatus M RuganuzaDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania.
Maria M ZingaDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania.
Matthieu BrietµFlow Group, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1571-2233
Vyacheslav R MiskoµFlow Group, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5290-412X
Filip LegeinµFlow Group, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Hussein MohamedDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 65001, Tanzania.
Vivian MushiDepartment of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 65001, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0001-9732-3057
Donath S TarimoDepartment of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 65001, Tanzania.
Humphrey D MazigoDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania.
Wim De MalscheµFlow Group, Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1955-7912

Funding

The Flemish Interuniversity Council TZ2020SIN308A105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are among the neglected tropical diseases and infect more than 24% of the world population. The World Health Organization recommends regular monitoring of STH's prevalence and intensity following mass drug administrations to evaluate their effectiveness and inform future control strategies. This study evaluated the prevalence, intensity, and risk factors of STH infections among school children aged 6 to 14 years old in northwestern Tanzania. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 728 school children in the Kagera region in 2021. Participants were selected using a two-stage cluster sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the risk factors. Stool samples were examined using the Kato-Katz technique. The data were analysed using STATA. The overall prevalence of STH was 56.2% (95% CI: 52.5-59.8, 409/728). About 5.7% and 1.1% of the infected children had moderate-intensity infections with

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FecesHelminthiasisSoilAdolescentAnimalsAscariasisAscaris lumbricoidesChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceRisk FactorsSchoolsSurveys and QuestionnairesSoilnorthwestern Tanzaniaprevalencerisk factorsschool childrensoil-transmitted helminthiasis

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