Title | Soil- transmitted helminths : does improving school WASH impact students’ likelihood of helminth reinfection? |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Freeman, MC, Clasen, T, Brooker, S, Akoko, D, Rheingans, R |
Pagination | 1 p. |
Date Published | 2012-01-01 |
Publisher | CARE Kenya |
Place Published | Nairobi, Kenya |
Keywords | helminthic infections, infectious diseases, morbidity, schools |
Abstract | It is estimated that over 2 billion individuals worldwide are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and school-age children exhibit the greatest morbidity associated with STH infection. STH infection is directly related to fecal exposure, either through ingestion or skin exposure. School-based deworming is cheap and effective; however, without systemic change to environmental exposure to infection, dewormed populations become quickly reinfected. The SWASH+ partnership conducted a cluster-randomized trial to assess the impact of school-based sanitation and hygiene improvements on reinfection with different STH species among school children in western Kenya. [authors abstract] This one page summary is based on the article, ‘The impact of school-based hygiene, water quality, and sanitation intervention on soil- transmitted helminth reinfection : a cluster-randomized trial’ (2012) by M.C. Freeman, T. Clasen, S. Brooker, D. Akoko and R. Rheingans. This is a SWASH+ -output. |
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