Novel statistical approaches to identify risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection in Timor-Leste.

ABSTRACT: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are parasitic intestinal worms that infect almost a fifth of the global population. Sustainable control of STHs requires understanding the complex interaction of factors contributing to transmission. Identifying risk factors has mainly relied on logistic regression models where the underlying assumption of independence between variables is not always satisfied. Previously demonstrated risk factors including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) access and behaviours, and socioeconomic status are intrinsically linked. Similarly, environmental factors including climate, soil and land attributes are often strongly correlated. Alternative methods such as recursive partitioning and Bayesian networks can handle correlated variables, but there are no published stu

SUBMITTER: Aw JYH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8378505 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature