Factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infection in Benin: Findings from the DeWorm3 study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite several years of school-based MDA implementation, STH infections remain an important public health problem in Benin, with a country-wide prevalence of 20% in 2015. The DeWorm3 study is designed to assess the feasibility of using community-based MDA with albendazole to interrupt the transmission of STH, through a series of cluster-randomized trials in Benin, India and Malawi. We used the pre-treatment baseline survey data to describe and analyze the factors associated with STH infection in Comé, the study site of the DeWorm3 project in Benin. These data will improve understanding of the challenges that need to be addressed in order to eliminate STH as a public health problem in Benin.

Methods

Between March and April 2018, the prevalence of STH (hookworm spp

SUBMITTER: Avokpaho EFGA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8396766 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature