Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths in remote villages in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands

• Main Authors: Humpress Harrington (Author), Richard Bradbury (Author), James Taeka (Author), James Asugeni (Author), Vunivesi Asugeni (Author), Tony Igeni (Author), John Gwala (Author), Lawrence Newton (Author), Chillion Evan Fa`anuabae (Author), Fawcett Laurence Kilivisi (Author), Dorothy Esau (Author), Angelica Flores (Author), Elmer Ribeyro (Author), Daisy Liku (Author), Alwin Muse (Author), Lyndel Asugeni (Author), Jeptha Talana (Author), Jennifer Shield (Author), David J MacLaren (Author), Peter D Massey (Author), Reinhold Muller (Author), Rick Speare (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Although soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are endemic in Solomon Islands, there are few recent reports on their prevalence. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH in residents of remote communities in Solomon Islands. Methods: A cross-sectional convenience-sampled survey of r...