01392nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653002600052653001400078653002700092653003600119100001400155700001300169700001500182700001300197700001700210245017100227856005500398490003100453520066400484022001401148       2019                            d10aKenya10aCross sectional study10along-term10aSchool based deworming10aSoil-transmitted helminth (STH)1 aGichuki P1 aMbugua G1 aKiplelgo E1 aIrungu T1 aMwandawiro C00aLong Term School Based Deworming against Soil-Transmitted Helminths Also Benefits the Untreated Adult Population: Results from a Community-Wide Cross Sectional Survey  uhttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/jtm/2019/4151536/0 v201991380939523201716114363 a<p>Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are a public health problem in Kenya. The primary control strategy for these infections is preventive chemotherapy (PC) delivered through school based deworming (SBD) programs. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the inclusion of other at-risk groups in the PC. The untreated groups in endemic areas have been shown to act as reservoirs for STH transmission. Few field based studies have focused on the possible benefits of SBD to the untreated groups in the community. This study sought to determine the levels of STH among all age groups in a community where SBD has been going on for more than 10 years.</p>
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