Soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis among pre-school age children in a rural setting of Busia County, Western Kenya: a cross-sectional study of prevalence, and associated exposures.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis continue to cause serious health problems among affected communities. To ensure that infection transmission levels are reduced, repeated mass drug administration at regular intervals has been recommended by World Health Organization. Pre-school age children (PSAC) have been neglected both in terms of research activities and in control programmes in the past for reasons that they carry insignificant infection levels. The current study determined risk factors that contribute to differences in infection prevalence among enrolled and non-enrolled PSAC in Busia County, western Kenya. METHODS:This was a comparative cross-sectional study that compared STH and Schistosoma mansoni infections among enrolled and non-enrolled PSAC in Busi

SUBMITTER: Masaku J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7079432 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature