Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among children in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in the Adadle woreda of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Kayla C Lanker (Author), Abdifatah M Muhummed (Author), Guéladio Cissé (Author), Jakob Zinsstag (Author), Jan Hattendorf (Author), Ramadan Budul Yusuf (Author), Shamil Barsenga Hassen (Author), Rea Tschopp (Author), Pascale Vonaesch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) can cause illness, morbidity, and occasional mortality in children. Agro-pastoralist and pastoralist children in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia (ESRS) are especially at risk for IPIs, as access to safe water, sanitation, an...