Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: A Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data.

• Main Authors: Daniel J F Gerber (Author), Sanjaya Dhakal (Author), Md Nazmul Islam (Author), Abdullah Al Kawsar (Author), Md Abul Khair (Author), Md Mujibur Rahman (Author), Md Jahirul Karim (Author), Md Shafiqur Rahman (Author), M M Aktaruzzaman (Author), Cara Tupps (Author), Mariana Stephens (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Penelope Vounatsou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In Bangladesh, preventive chemotherapy targeting soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in school-age children has been implemented since 2008. To evaluate the success of this strategy, surveys were conducted between 2017 and 2020 in 10 out of 64 districts. We esti...