Prevalence, Infection Intensity and Associated Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Among School-Aged Children from Selected Districts in Northwest Ethiopia
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Soil transmitted Helminthiasis and associated risk factors among elementary school children in ambo town, western Ethiopia
BACKGROUND Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are widespread in underdeveloped countries. In Ethiopia, the prevalence and distribution of helminth infection varies by different exposing risk factors. We therefore investigated the prevalence of and risk factors of STHs infection in school children living in Ambo town, west Shoa Ethiopia. METHODS In 2014/15, among 375 school children planed to b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1179-7282
DOI: 10.2147/rrtm.s289895