Unprogrammed deworming in the Kibera slum, Nairobi: implications for control of soil-transmitted helminthiases.

• Main Authors: Julie R Harris (Author), Caitlin M Worrell (Author), Stephanie M Davis (Author), Kennedy Odero (Author), Ondari D Mogeni (Author), Michael S Deming (Author), Aden Mohammed (Author), Joel M Montgomery (Author), Sammy M Njenga (Author), LeAnne M Fox (Author), David G Addiss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Programs for control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are increasingly evaluating national mass drug administration (MDA) interventions. However, "unprogrammed deworming" (receipt of deworming drugs outside of nationally-run STH control programs) occurs frequently....