Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Adolescents and Adults in Bibugn Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Abrham GoshuGetaneh Alemu Abebe Animen Ayehu

Published in: Journal of tropical medicine (2021)

Family size greater than five, absence of latrine, and no hand washing habit before meal predisposed adolescents and adults for soil-transmitted helminths. The existing school-based interventions should expand to address adolescents and adults.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
risk factors
high intensity
plant growth