Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infections among individuals living in Bata district, Equatorial Guinea.
Gertrudis Ribado MeñeJean Claude Dejon AgobéJuan Carlos Momo BesahàFlorentino Abaga Ondo NdohoSalim AbdullaAyôla Akim AdegnikaPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)
Bata district is a high STH transmission area, where school-aged children and peri-urban areas are associated with a higher risk of any STH infection. This situation calls for a full implementation of the WHO recommendations for STH control; mass drug administration of anthelminthic twice a year to the whole population with great attention to school age children, and prioritizing peri-urban areas where safe water, improve sanitation, and hygiene education should be implemented to achieve a better control.