Associated factors of the co-occurrence of trachoma and soil-transmitted helminthiases in children 1 to 9 years old in rural communities of the Amazon basin in Loreto Department, Peru: Results from a population-based survey.
Martha Idalí Saboyà-DíazCristiam Armando Carey AngelesRosario Del Socorro Avellaneda YajahuancaSalvith Karen Meléndez RuízRufino CabreraHarvy Alberto Honorio MoralesPaul E PachasMonica GuardoKristen K RennekerBeatriz E MuñozSheila K WestPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
Neglected tropical diseases and associated risk factors overlap in communities living in vulnerable conditions in the Amazon basin of Peru. These findings support the need to implement integrated interventions, including mass drug administration, water, sanitation, and hygiene for both diseases in the study area.