Unprogrammed deworming in the Kibera slum, Nairobi: implications for control of soil-transmitted helminthiases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Programs for control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are increasingly evaluating national mass drug administration (MDA) interventions. However, "unprogrammed deworming" (receipt of deworming drugs outside of nationally-run STH control programs) occurs frequently. Failure to account for these activities may compromise evaluations of MDA effectiveness.

Methods

We used a cross-sectional study design to evaluate STH infection and unprogrammed deworming among infants (aged 6-11 months), preschool-aged children (PSAC, aged 1-4 years), and school-aged children (SAC, aged 5-14 years) in Kibera, Kenya, an informal settlement not currently receiving nationally-run MDA for STH. STH infection was assessed by triplicate Kato-Katz. We asked heads of households wi

SUBMITTER: Harris JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4357447 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature