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dc.contributor.authorGabrie, José
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-22T20:24:06Z
dc.date.available2013-12-21T10:00:06Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-22
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/4925
dc.description.abstractBackground: Honduras is endemic for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. However, knowledge gaps remain in terms of risk factors involved in STH transmission and infection intensity. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and intensity of STH infections in schoolchildren living in rural Honduras. Additionally, to investigate risk factors associated with STH infections. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among Honduran rural schoolchildren, in 2011. Demographic and epidemiological data were obtained and STH infections were determined using Kato-Katz method. Results: A total of 320 children completed the study. Overall and specific prevalences for Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms were 72.5%, 30%, 67% and 16%, respectively. Several risk factors associated with STH transmission and infection intensity were identified at the individual and familial level as well as at the schools. Conclusions: Improving hygienic conditions and providing semi-annual deworming treatment are feasible interventions that could enhance undergoing STH control activities.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectSoil-transmitted helminthen_US
dc.subjectHondurasen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectSchoolchildrenen_US
dc.subjectGeohelminthen_US
dc.titleRisk Factors for Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections in Schoolchildren from Rural Communities in Hondurasen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.Sc. Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentApplied Health Sciences Programen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.embargo.terms4 Monthsen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-03T02:11:21Z


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