Factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infection in Benin: Findings from the DeWorm3 study.

• Main Authors: Euripide F G A Avokpaho (Author), Parfait Houngbégnon (Author), Manfred Accrombessi (Author), Eloïc Atindégla (Author), Elodie Yard (Author), Arianna Rubin Means (Author), David S Kennedy (Author), D Timothy J Littlewood (Author), André Garcia (Author), Achille Massougbodji (Author), Sean R Galagan (Author), Judd L Walson (Author), Gilles Cottrell (Author), Moudachirou Ibikounlé (Author), Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir (Author), Adrian J F Luty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Despite several years of school-based MDA implementation, STH infections remain an important public health problem in Benin, with a country-wide prevalence of 20% in 2015. The DeWorm3 study is designed to assess the feasibility of using community-based MDA with albenda...